Berean Standard Bible
Matthew 25:14-28
14ForγὰρgarG1063itis just likeὭσπερHōsperG5618a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444going on a journeyἀποδημῶνapodēmōnG589,who calledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564hisἰδίουςidiousG2398τοὺςtousG3588servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401andκαὶkaiG2532entrustedπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860themαὐτοῖςautoisG846with hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὰtaG3588possessionsὑπάρχονταhuparchontaG5225.
15καὶkaiG2532μὲνmenG3303To oneᾧhōG3739he gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325fiveπέντεpenteG4002talentsτάλαντα,talantaG5007,δὲdeG1161toᾧhōG3739anothertwoδύο,duoG1417talents,andδὲdeG1161toᾧhōG3739anotheroneἕν,henG1520talent—eachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538according toκατὰkataG2596his ownἰδίανidianG2398τὴνtēnG3588abilityδύναμιν·dunaminG1411.AndκαὶkaiG2532he went on his journeyἀπεδήμησεν.apedēmēsenG589.
18ButδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588servantwho had receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983theτὸtoG3588oneἓνhenG1520talentwent offἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565,dug a holeὤρυξενōruxenG3736in the groundγῆνgēnG1093,andκαὶkaiG2532hidἔκρυψενekrupsenG2928hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὸtoG3588master’sκυρίουkuriouG2962τοῦtouG3588moneyἀργύριονargurionG694.
19Afterμετὰ δὲmeta deG1161G3326a longπολὺνpolunG4183timeχρόνονchrononG5550theὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962of thoseἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565τῶνtōnG3588servantsδούλωνdoulōnG1401returnedἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064andκαὶkaiG2532settledσυναίρειsunaireiG4868accountsλόγονlogonG3056withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶν.autōnG846.
20καὶkaiG2532TheὁhoG3588servantwho had receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983theτὰtaG3588fiveπέντεpenteG4002talentsτάλανταtalantaG5007cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334andpresentedπροσήνεγκενprosēnegkenG4374fiveπέντεpenteG4002moreἄλλαallaG243τάλανταtalantaG5007. ‘Masterκύριε,kurieG2962,’he saidλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘you entrustedπαρέδωκας·paredōkasG3860meG1473with fiveπέντεpenteG4002talentsτάλαντάtalantaG5007.SeeG2400,I have gainedἐκέρδησαekerdēsaG2770fiveπέντεpenteG4002τάλανταtalantaG5007moreἄλλαallaG243.’
21HisαὐτῷautōG846ὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962repliedἔφηephēG5346αὐτοῦ·autouG846, ‘Well doneεὖ,euG2095,goodἀγαθὲagatheG18andκαὶkaiG2532faithfulπιστέ,pisteG4103servantδοῦλεdouleG1401!You have beenἦςēsG1510faithfulπιστός,pistosG4103withἐπὶepiG1909a few thingsὀλίγαoligaG3641;I will putκαταστήσω.katastēsōG2525you in chargeσεseG4771ofἐπὶepiG1909many thingsπολλῶνpollōnG4183.EnterεἴσελθεeiseltheG1525intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588joyχαρὰνcharanG5479ofτοῦtouG3588yourσου.¶souG4771masterκυρίουkuriouG2962!’
22δὲdeG1161TheὁhoG3588servant who had receivedtheτὰtaG3588twoδύοduoG1417talentsτάλανταtalantaG5007alsoκαὶkaiG2532cameΠροσελθὼνProselthōnG4334andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, ‘Masterκύριε,kurieG2962,you entrustedπαρέδωκας·paredōkasG3860meG1473with twoδύοduoG1417talentsτάλαντάtalantaG5007.SeeG2400,I have gainedἐκέρδησαekerdēsaG2770twoδύοduoG1417τάλανταtalantaG5007moreἄλλαallaG243.’
23HisαὐτῷautōG846ὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962repliedἔφηephēG5346αὐτοῦ·autouG846, ‘Well doneεὖ,euG2095,goodἀγαθὲagatheG18andκαὶkaiG2532faithfulπιστέ,pisteG4103servantδοῦλεdouleG1401!You have beenἦςēsG1510faithfulπιστός,pistosG4103withἐπὶepiG1909a few thingsὀλίγαoligaG3641;I will putκαταστήσω.katastēsōG2525you in chargeσεseG4771ofἐπὶepiG1909many thingsπολλῶνpollōnG4183.EnterεἴσελθεeiseltheG1525intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588joyχαρὰνcharanG5479ofτοῦtouG3588yourσου.souG4771masterκυρίουkuriouG2962!’
24FinallyδὲdeG1161,theὁhoG3588servantwho had receivedεἰληφὼςeilēphōsG2983theτὸtoG3588oneἓνhenG1520talentτάλαντονtalantonG5007cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334andκαὶkaiG2532saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, ‘Masterκύριε,kurieG2962,I knewἔγνωνegnōnG1097σεseG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754you areεἶeiG1510a hardσκληρὸςsklērosG4642manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444,reapingθερίζωνtherizōnG2325whereὅπουhopouG3699you have not sownοὐκ ἔσπειραςouk espeirasG3756G4687andκαὶkaiG2532gatheringσυνάγωνsunagōnG4863whereὅθενhothenG3606you have not scattered seedοὐ διεσκόρπισας·ou dieskorpisasG3756G1287.
26‘You wickedπονηρὲponēreG4190καὶkaiG2532,lazyὀκνηρέ,oknēreG3636servantδοῦλεdouleG1401δὲdeG1161!’repliedἀποκριθεὶς αὐτοῦ εἶπενapokritheis autou eipenG611G2036G846hisαὐτῷ·autōG846ὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962. ‘You knewᾔδειςēdeisG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754I reapθερίζωtherizōG2325whereὅπουhopouG3699I have not sownοὐκ ἔσπειραouk espeiraG3756G4687andκαὶkaiG2532gatherσυνάγωsunagōG4863whereὅθεν οὐhothen ouG3606G3756I have not scattered seedδιεσκόρπισα;dieskorpisaG1287.
27ThenοὖνounG3767youσεseG4771shouldἔδειedeiG1163have depositedβαλεῖνbaleinG906myἐγὼegōG1473τὰtaG3588moneyἀργύριάarguriaG694with theτοῖςtoisG3588bankersτραπεζίταις,trapezitaisG5133,andκαὶkaiG2532on my returnἐλθὼν ἐμὸνelthōn emonG1473G2064I would have receivedἐκομισάμην ἂνekomisamēn anG302G2865τὸtoG3588it backG1699withσὺνsunG4862interestτόκῳ.tokōG5110.
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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