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Matthew 25:12-14
New International Version
Matthew 25:12-14
New International Version
12 “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’(A)
13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.(B)
The Parable of the Bags of Gold(C)
14 “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey,(D) who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them.
Matthew 25:12-14
New American Standard Bible
Matthew 25:12-14
New American Standard Bible
12 But he answered, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’ 13 (A)Be on the alert then, because you do not know the day nor the hour.
Parable of the Talents
14 “(B)For it is just like a man (C)about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them.
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Matthew 25:12-14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Matthew 25:12-14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
12 But he said in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, I do not know you.’ 13 (A)Therefore, stay awake,[a] for you know neither the day nor the hour.
The Parable of the Talents.[b] 14 (B)“It will be as when a man who was going on a journey[c] called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them.
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- 25:13 Stay awake: some scholars see this command as an addition to the original parable of Matthew’s traditional material, since in Mt 25:5 all the virgins, wise and foolish, fall asleep. But the wise virgins are adequately equipped for their task, and stay awake may mean no more than to be prepared; cf. Mt 24:42, 44.
- 25:14–30 Cf. Lk 19:12–27.
- 25:14 It will be as when…journey: literally, “For just as a man who was going on a journey.” Although the comparison is not completed, the sense is clear; the kingdom of heaven is like the situation here described. Faithful use of one’s gifts will lead to participation in the fullness of the kingdom, lazy inactivity to exclusion from it.
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