Matthew 25:21-23

New International Version

²¹“His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.^(A) Come and share your master’s happiness!’

²²“The man with two bags of gold also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two bags of gold; see, I have gained two more.’

²³“His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.^(B) Come and share your master’s happiness!’

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Matthew 25:21-23

King James Version

²¹His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

²²He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.

²³His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

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Matthew 25:21-23

New King James Version

²¹His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were ^(A)faithful over a few things, ^(B)I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into ^(C)the joy of your lord.’ ²²He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’ ²³His lord said to him, ^(D)‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into ^(E)the joy of your lord.’

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Matthew 25:21-23

English Standard Version

²¹His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and ^(A)faithful servant.^[a] ^(B)You have been faithful over a little; ^(C)I will set you over much. Enter into ^(D)the joy of your master.’ ²²And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more.’ ²³His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’

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Footnotes

Matthew 25:21 Or bondservant; also verses 23, 26, 30

Matthew 25:21-23

New American Standard Bible

²¹His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and ^(A)faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will ^(B)put you in charge of many things; enter the joy of your ^[a]master.’

²²“Also the one who had received the two ^(C)talents came up and said, ‘Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have earned two more talents.’ ²³His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and ^(D)faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter the joy of your master.’

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