Berean Standard Bible
Matthew 25:14-40
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.
29ForγὰρgarG1063τῷtōG3588everyoneπαντὶpantiG3956who hasἔχοντιechontiG2192will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325more,andκαὶkaiG2532hewill have an abundanceπερισσευθήσεται·perisseuthēsetaiG4052.ButδὲdeG1161theτοῦtouG3588one whodoes notμὴmēG3361haveἔχοντος,echontosG2192,evenκαὶkaiG2532whatὃhoG3739he hasἔχειecheiG2192will be taken awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.
30AndκαὶkaiG2532throwἐκβάλετεekbaleteG1544thatτὸνtonG3588worthlessἀχρεῖονachreionG888servantδοῦλονdoulonG1401intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588outerἐξώτερον·exōteronG1857darknessσκότοςskotosG4655, wherethereἐκεῖekeiG1563will beἔσταιestaiG1510ὁhoG3588weepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588gnashingβρυγμὸςbrugmosG1030ofτῶνtōnG3588teethὀδόντων.¶odontōnG3599.’
31δὲdeG1161WhenὍτανHotanG3752theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444comesἔλθῃelthēG2064inἐνenG1722HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῇtēaG3588gloryδόξῃdoxēG1391,andκαὶkaiG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956theοἱhoiG3588angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32withμετ᾽met᾽G3326Himαὐτοῦ,autouG846τότεtoteG5119,He will sitκαθίσειkathiseiG2523onἐπὶepiG1909Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846gloriousδόξηςdoxēsG1391throneθρόνουthronouG2362.
32καὶkaiG2532AllπάνταpantaG3956theτὰtaG3588nationsἔθνη,ethnēG1484will be gatheredσυναχθήσονταιsunachthēsontaiG4863beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715HimαὐτοῦautouG846,andκαὶkaiG2532He will separateἀφορίσειaphoriseiG873the peopleαὐτοὺςautousG846one from anotherἀπ᾽ ἀλλήλωνap᾽ allēlōnG575G240,asὥσπερhōsperG5618ὁhoG3588a shepherdποιμὴνpoimēnG4166separatesἀφορίζειaphorizeiG873theτὰtaG3588sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263fromἀπὸapoG575theτῶνtōnG3588goatsἐρίφων,eriphōnG2056.
34ThenΤότεToteG5119theὁhoG3588KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935will sayG2046to thoseτοῖςtoisG3588onἐκekG1537Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188, ‘ComeδεῦτεdeuteG1205,you who areοἱhoiG3588blessedεὐλογημένοιeulogēmenoiG2127byτοῦtouG3588MyG1473FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962,inheritκληρονομήσατεklēronomēsateG2816theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932preparedἡτοιμασμένηνhētoimasmenēnG2090for youὑμῖνhuminG4771fromἀπὸapoG575thefoundationκαταβολῆςkatabolēsG2602of the worldκόσμου.kosmouG2889.
35ForγὰρgarG1063I was hungryἐπείνασαepeinasaG3983andκαὶkaiG2532you gaveἐδώκατέedōkateG1325MeG1473somethingto eatφαγεῖν,phageinG5315,I was thirstyἐδίψησαedipsēsaG1372andκαὶkaiG2532you gave Me something to drinkἐποτίσατέepotisateG1473G4222,I wasἤμηνēmēnG1510a strangerξένοςxenosG3581andκαὶkaiG2532you took Me inσυνηγάγετέsunēgageteG4863G1473,
36I wasnakedγυμνὸςgumnosG1131andκαὶkaiG2532you clothedπεριεβάλετέperiebaleteG4016MeG1473,I was sickἠσθένησαēsthenēsaG770andκαὶkaiG2532you looked afterἐπεσκέψασθέepeskepsastheG1980MeG1473,I wasἤμηνēmēnG1510inἐνenG1722prisonφυλακῇphulakēaG5438andκαὶkaiG2532you visitedἤλθατε πρόςēlthate prosG2064G4314MeG1473.’
37ThenΤότεToteG5119theοἱhoiG3588righteousδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342will answerἀποκριθήσονταιapokrithēsontaiG611HimαὐτῷautōG846λέγοντες·legontesG3004, ‘Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,whenπότεpoteG4219did we seeG3708YouσεseG4771hungryπεινῶνταpeinōntaG3983andκαὶkaiG2532feedἐθρέψαμενethrepsamenG5142You,orἢēG2228thirstyδιψῶνταdipsōntaG1372andκαὶkaiG2532give You something to drinkἐποτίσαμεν;epotisamenG4222?
40AndΚαὶKaiG2532theὁhoG3588KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935will replyἀποκριθεὶς αὐτοῖς·apokritheis autoisG611G2046G846, ‘TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,whateverἐφ᾽ ὅσονeph᾽ hosonG1909G3745you didἐποιήσατεepoiēsateG4160for oneἑνὶheniG1520of theτῶνtōnG3588leastἐλαχίστων,elachistōnG1646of theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778τῶνtōnG3588brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80of MineG1473,you didἐποιήσατε.¶epoiēsateG4160for MeG1473.’
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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