Christian Standard Bible
Matthew 25:17
17In the same way the man with two earned two more.
Matthew 25:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.
- New International Version (NIV)So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two more.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So also he who had the two talents made two talents more.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And likewise he who had received two gained two more also.
Context of Matthew 25:17
15To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent, depending on each one’s ability. Then he went on a journey. Immediately 16the man who had received five talents went, put them to work, and earned five more. In the same way the man with two earned two more. 18But the man who had received one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money. 19“After a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them.
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ὡσαύτως ὁ τὰ δύο ἐκέρδησεν ἄλλα δύο.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Matthew 25:17
- Genesis 18:19For I have chosen him so that he will command his children and his house after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. This is how the Lord will fulfill to Abraham what he promised him.”
- 2 Samuel 19:32Barzillai was a very old man — eighty years old — and since he was a very wealthy man, he had provided for the needs of the king while he stayed in Mahanaim.
- 1 Kings 18:3Ahab called for Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. Obadiah was a man who greatly feared the Lord
- 2 Kings 4:8One day Elisha went to Shunem. A prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to eat some food. So whenever he passed by, he stopped there to eat.
- Job 29:11When they heard me, they blessed me, and when they saw me, they spoke well of me.
- Job 31:16If I have refused the wishes of the poor or let the widow’s eyes go blind,
- Proverbs 3:9Honor the Lord with your possessions and with the first produce of your entire harvest;
- Ecclesiastes 11:1Send your bread on the surface of the water, for after many days you may find it.
- Mark 14:3While he was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at the table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured it on his head.
- Acts 9:36In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated Dorcas). She was always doing good works and acts of charity.
- Acts 10:2He was a devout man and feared God along with his whole household. He did many charitable deeds for the Jewish people and always prayed to God.
- Acts 11:29Each of the disciples, according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brothers and sisters who lived in Judea.
- 2 Corinthians 8:12For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.
- 2 Corinthians 9:11You will be enriched in every way for all generosity, which produces thanksgiving to God through us.
- Galatians 6:9Let us not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.
- Ephesians 5:16making the most of the time, because the days are evil.
Commentaries on Matthew 25:17
- 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. 14-30This parable teaches that the Lord expects his servants to be faithful to the task given to them while waiting for his return. The delay of Christ’s return will cause some to do evil things (Matthew 24:48–49), some to become inactive (25:3), and others may become fearfully passive (25:18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. And likewise he that had received two he also gained other two--each doubling what he received, and therefore both equally faithful.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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