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The Parable of the Talents

14 “For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves[a] and entrusted his property to them. 15 To[b] one he gave five talents,[c] to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. 16 The one who had received five talents went off right away and put his money to work[d] and gained five more.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 25:14 tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.
  2. Matthew 25:15 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
  3. Matthew 25:15 sn A talent was equal to 6000 denarii. See the note on this term in 18:24.
  4. Matthew 25:16 tn Grk “traded with them.”