Matthew 25:17
In the same way, he also who got the two gained another two.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.
In Context
18But he who received the one talent went away and dug in the earth and hid his lord’s money.
Cross References
2 Samuel 19:32Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even eighty years old. He had provided the king with sustenance while he stayed at Mahanaim, for he was a very great man.
2 Kings 4:8One day Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a prominent woman; and she persuaded him to eat bread. So it was, that as often as he passed by, he turned in there to eat bread.
Job 31:16“If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days.
Acts 9:36Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which when translated means Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and acts of mercy which she did.
Acts 11:29As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;
Matthew Henry on Matthew 25:15-31
The Parable of the Talents. 14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. 15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. 16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. 17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. 18 But he that had… Read the whole commentary →