Berean Standard Bible
Matthew 25:24
24Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
Matthew 25:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
- New International Version (NIV)“Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, 'Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed,
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
Context of Matthew 25:24
22The servant who had received the two talents also came and said, ‘Master, you entrusted me with two talents. See, I have gained two more.’ 23His 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. Enter into the joy of your master!’ Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what belongs to you.’ 26‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.
Read all of Matthew 25Matthew 25:24 word by word
προσελθὼν δὲ καὶ ὁ τὸ ἓν τάλαντον εἰληφὼς εἶπεν· κύριε, ἔγνων σε ὅτι σκληρὸς εἶ ἄνθρωπος θερίζων ὅπου οὐκ ἔσπειρας καὶ συνάγων ὅθεν οὐ διεσκόρπισας·Read the interlinear
- Finallyδέde · thenG1161
- theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- who had receivedλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
- oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
- talentτάλαντονtalanton · talentG5007
- cameπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- saidεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
- Masterκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
- I knewγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
- ·σύsu · youG4771
- thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- you areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- a hardσκληρόςsklēros · hardG4642
- manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- reapingθερίζωtheridō · to reapG2325
- whereὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
- you have not sownοὐou · noG3756
- you have not sownσπείρωspeirō · to sowG4687
- gatheringσυνάγωsunagō · to assembleG4863
- whereὅθενhothen · whenceG3606
- you have not scattered seedδιασκορπίζωdiaskorpizō · to scatterG1287
Cross-references for Matthew 25:24
- Matthew 7:21Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
- Luke 6:46Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?
- Matthew 20:12‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’
- Job 21:14Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways.
- Isaiah 58:3“Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers.
- Jeremiah 2:31You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: “Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam; we will come to You no more’?
- Jeremiah 44:16“As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you!
- Ezekiel 18:25Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
- Malachi 1:12“But you profane it when you say, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its food is contemptible.’
- Malachi 3:14You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts?
- Luke 15:29But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.
- Luke 19:20Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.
- Romans 8:7because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
- Romans 9:20But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?”
Commentaries on Matthew 25:24
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24The one talent - The design of this part of the parable is to show that no one is excused for neglecting his duty because he has few talents. God will require of him only according to his ability, 1 Corinthians 4:2; Luke 12:48; 2 Corinthians 8:12. A hard man - Of a sordid, griping disposition; taking advantage of the poor, and oppressing them. Reaping - This is indicative of an avaricious and overbearing disposition; compelling the poor to sow for him…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-30Verses 14-30 Christ keeps no servants to be idle: they have received their all from him, and have nothing they can call their own but sin. Our receiving from Christ is in order to our working for him. The manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. The day of account comes at last. We must all be reckoned with as to what good we have got to our own souls, and have done to others, by the advantages we have enjoyed. It is not meant…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24I knew that you are a hard man: This servant uses a false understanding of his master as an excuse for being lazy.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man--harsh. The word in Luke (Lu 19:21) is "austere." reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed--The sense is obvious: "I knew thou wast one whom it was impossible to serve, one whom nothing would please: exacting what was impracticable, and dissatisfied with what was attainable." Thus do men secretly think of God as a…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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