Matthew 25:18
"But he who had received the one talent went off, and dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.
Montgomery New Testament
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
17"In the same way the one who got two talents made another two.
19"After a long time the master of those slaves came, and demanded a reckoning with them.
Cross References
Luke 19:20"And the next came to him and said, ‘Here master is your pound which I was keeping safe in a napkin.
2 Peter 1:8For if these virtues are yours in abounding measure, they render you not idle nor unfruitful, until you come into the full 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 →