Matthew 25:17
And likewise: the one of two talents, by trading gained two more.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.
In Context
16Then he that received five talents, went and traded with them, and gained five more.
18But he that received one, went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
Cross References
Acts 9:36And there was in the city of Joppa, a certain female disciple named Tabitha; and she was rich in good works, and in the alms which she did.
Acts 11:29And moreover the disciples, each of them according to his several ability, determined to send to the relief of the brethren who dwelt in Judaea.
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 →