Matthew 25:17
Likewise, he of the two, gained other two:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.
In Context
18But, he who the one had received, went away, and digged up ground, and hid the silver of his lord.
Cross References
2 Samuel 19:32Now, Barzillai, was very aged, eighty years old,—and, he himself, had sustained the king, throughout his sojourn in Mahanaim, for he was, an exceeding great man.
2 Kings 4:8And so it was, on a day, that Elisha passed over unto Shunem, where was a woman of position, and she constrained him to eat bread,—and so it came about, whensoever he passed that way, that he turned aside thither, to eat bread.
Job 31:16If I withheld—from pleasure—the poor, or, the eyes of the widow, I dimmed;
Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast thy bread-corn, upon the face of the waters,—for, after many days, shalt thou find it:
Acts 9:36Now, in Joppa, there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, which, being translated, means Dorcas [a Gazelle]. The same, was full of good works and alms which she was doing.
Acts 11:29And, according as any one of the disciples was being prospered, they each one of them set apart [something] for ministering, to send unto the brethren, who dwelt in Jerusalem;—
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 →