Matthew 25:24
'And he also who hath received the one talent having come, said, Sir, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering from whence thou didst not scatter;
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
25and having been afraid, having gone away, I hid thy talent in the earth; lo, thou hast thine own!
Cross References
Isaiah 58:3'Why have we fasted, and Thou hast not seen? We have afflicted our soul, and Thou knowest not.' Lo, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, And all your labours ye exact.
Jeremiah 44:16'The word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of Jehovah — we are not hearkening unto thee;
Malachi 1:12And ye are polluting it in your saying, 'The table of Jehovah — it is polluted, As to its fruit — despicable is its food.'
Matthew 7:21'Not every one who is saying to me Lord, lord, shall come into the reign of the heavens; but he who is doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens.
Luke 6:46'And why do ye call me, Lord, Lord, and do not what I say?
Luke 19:20'And another came, saying, Sir, lo, thy pound, that I had lying away 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 →