The parable of the bags of gold

14 ‘Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. 15 To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag,[a] each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. 16 The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 25:15 Greek five talents . . . two talents . . . one talent; also throughout this parable; a talent was worth about 20 years of a day labourer’s wage.