Matthew 25:24
Then he which had receiued the one talent, came, and said, Master, I knewe that thou wast an hard man, which reapest where thou sowedst not, and gatherest where thou strawedst not:
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In The King James Version
In Context
25I was therefore afraide, and went, and hid thy talent in the earth: behold, thou hast thine owne.
Cross References
Isaiah 58:3Wherefore haue we fasted, and thou seest it not? we haue punished our selues, and thou regardest it not. Beholde, in the day of your fast you will seeke your will, and require all your dettes.
Jeremiah 44:16The worde that thou hast spoken vnto vs in the Name of the Lord, wee will not heare it of thee,
Malachi 1:12But ye haue polluted it, in that ye say, The table of the Lord is polluted and the fruit thereof, euen his meat is not to be regarded.
Matthew 7:21Not euery one that sayeth vnto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdome of heauen, but he that doeth my Fathers will which is in heauen.
Luke 6:46But why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things that I speake?
Luke 19:20So the other came, and sayd, Lord, beholde thy piece, which I haue laide vp in a napkin:
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 →