Matthew 25:25

Matthew 25:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
• New International Version (NIV)So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, you have what is yours.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’

Context of Matthew 25:25

23“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy.’ 24“The man who had received one talent also approached and said, ‘Master, I know you. You’re a harsh man, reaping where you haven’t sown and gathering where you haven’t scattered seed. So I was afraid and went off and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’ 26“His master replied to him, ‘You evil, lazy servant! If you knew that I reap where I haven’t sown and gather where I haven’t scattered, 27then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and I would have received my money back with interest when I returned.

Matthew 25:25 word by word

καὶ φοβηθεὶς ἀπελθὼν ἔκρυψα τὸ τάλαντόν σου ἐν τῇ γῇ· ἴδε ἔχεις τὸ σόν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• I was afraidφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
• and wentἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• and hidκρύπτωkruptō · to hideG2928
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• talentτάλαντονtalanton · talentG5007
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the earthγῆgē · earth: soilG1093
• loὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• thou hastἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• thineσόςsos · yourG4674

Cross-references for Matthew 25:25

• 2 Samuel 6:9David feared the Lord that day and said, “How can the ark of the Lord ever come to me?”
• Proverbs 26:13The slacker says, “There’s a lion in the road — a lion in the public square!”
• Isaiah 57:11Who was it you dreaded and feared, so that you lied and didn’t remember me or take it to heart? I have kept silent for a long time, haven’t I? So you do not fear me.
• Romans 8:15For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear. Instead, you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father!”
• 2 Timothy 1:6Therefore, I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands.
• Revelation 21:8But the cowards, faithless, detestable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars — their share will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

Commentaries on Matthew 25:25

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25I was afraid - I feared lest, by some accident, thy talent would be lost if I put it out to trade, and that I should be severely punished by a hard master. I therefore kept it laid up safely, and hid it where it could not be lost. That is thine - There is what properly belongs to thee. There is the original talent that thou gavest me, and that is all that can be reasonably required. Observe here: 1.That this expresses exactly the feelings of all sinners…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. 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. 2525. And I was afraid--of making matters worse by meddling with it at all. and went and hid thy talent in the earth--This depicts the conduct of all those who shut up their gifts from the active service of Christ, without actually prostituting them to unworthy uses. Fitly, therefore, may it, at least, comprehend those, to whom Trench refers, who, in the early Church, pleaded that they had enough to do with their own souls, and were afraid of losing them in…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 25:25

• Civil Service
• Gifts from God
• Infidelity
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judgment
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Opportunity
• Probation
• Punishment
• Responsibility
• Self-Condemnation
• Servant
• Steward
• Trustee
• Unfaithfulness
• Works

In the dictionaries

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• Parable
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• Talent
• Thirsty
• Unprofitable

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