Matthew 25:18
But he who received the one talent went away and dug in the earth and hid his lord’s money.
World English Bible British
In The King James Version
But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.
In Context
17In the same way, he also who got the two gained another two.
19“Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and settled accounts with them.
Cross References
Proverbs 18:9One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
Haggai 1:2“This is what the LORD of Armies says: These people say, ‘The time hasn’t yet come, the time for the LORD’s house to be built.’”
Luke 19:20Another came, saying, ‘Lord, behold, your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief,
2 Peter 1:8For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to not be idle or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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 →