Matthew 25:18
But he that received one, went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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
17And likewise: the one of two talents, by trading gained two more.
19And after a long time, the lord of those servants came, and received account from them.
Cross References
Luke 19:20And another came, and said: My lord, lo, this is thy pound, which hath been with me, laid up in fine linen.
2 Peter 1:8For, while these are found in you, and abounding, they render you not slothful, and not unfruitful, in the recognition of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.
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 →