Matthew 25:24

Matthew 25:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
• New International Version (NIV)“Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, 'Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.

Context of Matthew 25:24

22“Also the one who had received the two talents came up and said, ‘Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have earned two more talents.’ 23His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter the joy of your master.’ “Now the one who had received the one talent also came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed. 25And I was afraid, so I went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you still have what is yours.’ 26“But his master answered and said to him, ‘You worthless, lazy slave! Did you know that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter seed?

Matthew 25:24 word by word

προσελθὼν δὲ καὶ ὁ τὸ ἓν τάλαντον εἰληφὼς εἶπεν· κύριε, ἔγνων σε ὅτι σκληρὸς εἶ ἄνθρωπος θερίζων ὅπου οὐκ ἔσπειρας καὶ συνάγων ὅθεν οὐ διεσκόρπισας·Read the interlinear

• “Nowδέde · thenG1161
• the one who had receivedλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• the oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• talentτάλαντονtalanton · talentG5007
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• cameπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
• and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Masterκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
• I knewγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• you to be a hardσκληρόςsklēros · hardG4642
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• reapingθερίζωtheridō · to reapG2325
• whereὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
• you did not sowσπείρωspeirō · to sowG4687
• and gatheringσυνάγωsunagō · to assembleG4863
• whereὅθενhothen · whenceG3606
• you did not scatterδιασκορπίζωdiaskorpizō · to scatterG1287

Cross-references for Matthew 25:24

• Matthew 7:21“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.
• Luke 6:46“Now why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?
• Matthew 20:12saying, ‘These who were hired last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day’s work and the scorching heat.’
• Job 21:14Yet they say to God, ‘Go away from us! We do not even desire the knowledge of Your ways.
• Isaiah 58:3‘Why have we fasted and You do not see? Why have we humbled ourselves and You do not notice?’ Behold, on the day of your fast you find your desire, And oppress all your workers.
• Jeremiah 2:31You generation, look to the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness to Israel, Or a land of thick darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam; We will no longer come to You’?
• Jeremiah 44:16“As for the message that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we are not going to listen to you!
• Ezekiel 18:25Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not right.’ Hear now, house of Israel! Is My way not right? Is it not your ways that are not right?
• Malachi 1:12“But you are profaning it by your saying, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its food is to be despised.’
• Malachi 3:14You have said, ‘It is pointless to serve God; and what benefit is it for us that we have done what He required, and that we have walked in mourning before the Lord of armies?
• Luke 15:29But he answered and said to his father, ‘Look! For so many years I have been serving you and I have never neglected a command of yours; and yet you never gave me a young goat, so that I might celebrate with my friends;
• Luke 19:20And then another came, saying, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I kept tucked away in a handkerchief;
• Romans 8:7because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so,
• Romans 9:20On the contrary, who are you, you foolish person, who answers back to God? The thing molded will not say to the molder, “Why did you make me like this,” will it?

Commentaries on Matthew 25:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24The one talent - The design of this part of the parable is to show that no one is excused for neglecting his duty because he has few talents. God will require of him only according to his ability, 1 Corinthians 4:2; Luke 12:48; 2 Corinthians 8:12. A hard man - Of a sordid, griping disposition; taking advantage of the poor, and oppressing them. Reaping … - This is indicative of an avaricious and overbearing disposition; compelling the poor to sow for him…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. 24I knew that you are a hard man: This servant uses a false understanding of his master as an excuse for being lazy.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man--harsh. The word in Luke (Lu 19:21) is "austere." reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed--The sense is obvious: "I knew thou wast one whom it was impossible to serve, one whom nothing would please: exacting what was impracticable, and dissatisfied with what was attainable." Thus do men secretly think of God as a…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