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.

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15 To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag,[a] each according to his ability.(A) Then he went on his journey.

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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 laborer’s wage.

15 To one he gave five (A)talents,[a] to another two, to another one, (B)to each according to his ability. Then he (C)went away.

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  1. Matthew 25:15 A talent was a monetary unit worth about twenty years' wages for a laborer

15 To one he gave five talents,[a] to another two talents, and to another one talent, depending on each one’s ability. Then he went on a journey.(A) Immediately

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  1. 25:15 A talent is worth about 6,000 denarii, or twenty years’ wages for a laborer