Matthew 25:19

Matthew 25:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
• New International Version (NIV)“After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.

Context of Matthew 25:19

17The servant who had received 2,000 gold coins did the same thing. This servant got 2,000 more gold coins. 18But the servant who had received only 1,000 gold coins did something different. He went outside and he dug a hole in the ground. He buried the money that his master had given him. After a long time, the master came home. He asked the servants to come to him. He wanted to know how much money they had now. 20The servant who had received 5,000 gold coins came to his master. The servant said, “Master, you gave me 5,000 gold coins. Now I have an extra 5,000 gold coins.” 21The master said to this servant, “You are a good servant and you have done really well. You were careful with a small amount of money. Now I will give you authority over many more things. I am really happy about this and I want you to be happy with me.”

Matthew 25:19 word by word

μετὰ δὲ πολὺν χρόνον ἔρχεται ὁ κύριος τῶν δούλων ἐκείνων καὶ συναίρει λόγον μετ᾽ αὐτῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• aχρόνοςchronos · timeG5550
• longπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• the lordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the lordκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
• ofδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
• thoseἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• comethἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• reckonethσυναίρωsunairō · to settle accountsG4868
• ·λόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Matthew 25:19

• Matthew 25:5The man who was marrying a wife did not come for a long time. So all the young women became tired, and they went to sleep.
• Matthew 24:48But another servant might be bad. He might say to himself, “My master will not come yet.”
• Matthew 18:23Jesus then said, ‘I will tell you a story to show what the kingdom of heaven is like. A king wanted to check how much money his servants should give to him because of their debts.
• Luke 16:1Jesus told another story to his disciples: ‘A rich man had a servant who worked for him. The servant took care of the money and things that belonged to the man. Then some people told the rich man that his servant was wasting his master's things.
• Romans 14:7None of us lives only to please ourselves. And we do not die to please ourselves.
• 1 Corinthians 3:12People may build on this foundation with gold, silver or valuable stones. Or they may build on it with wood, dry grass or leaves.
• 2 Corinthians 5:10Because all of us must go and stand in front of Christ as our judge. He will decide about the things that we have done during our lives here on earth. Whether we have done good things or bad things, we will receive what is right for us.
• James 3:1My Christian friends, not many of you should become teachers. We people who teach God's message must be very careful. When God judges everybody, he will demand more from us than from other people.

Commentaries on Matthew 25:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19After a long time … - By the return of the lord of those servants to reckon with them is denoted the return of Christ to call people to an account for the manner in which they have improved their talents. See Romans 14:12; 2 Corinthians 5:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:16; Acts 1:11; Acts 17:31. Reckon with them - To reckon is to settle accounts. Here it means to inquire into their faithfulness, and to reward or punish them accordingly.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. 19After a long time: This emphasizes the long wait for Christ's return (Matthew 24:45–51).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. After a long time the lord of those servants cometh and reckoneth with them--That any one--within the lifetime of the apostles at least--with such words before them, should think that Jesus had given any reason to expect His Second Appearing within that period, would seem strange, did we not know the tendency of enthusiastic, ill-regulated love of His appearing ever to take this turn.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 25:19

• Faithfulness
• Gifts from God
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judgment
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Opportunity
• Probation
• Punishment
• Responsibility
• Servant
• Steward
• Trustee
• Unfaithfulness
• Works

In the dictionaries

• Cry
• Depart
• Hard
• Judgment, The final
• Ought
• Parable
• Reckon
• 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