Matthew 25:16

Matthew 25:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“The servant who received the five bags of silver began to invest the money and earned five more.

Context of Matthew 25:16

14“Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. 15To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. 17So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two more. 18But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.

Matthew 25:16 word by word

πορευθεὶς ὁ τὰ πέντε τάλαντα λαβὼν ἠργάσατο ἐν αὐτοῖς καὶ ἐκέρδησεν ἄλλα πέντεRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thenδέde · thenG1161
• he that had receivedλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• the fiveπέντεpente · fiveG4002
• talentsτάλαντονtalanton · talentG5007
• wentπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• and tradedἐργάζομαιergazomai · to workG2038
• withἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the sameαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• madeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• otherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243

Cross-references for Matthew 25:16

• 2 Samuel 7:1After the king was settled in his palace and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
• 1 Chronicles 13:1David conferred with each of his officers, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.
• 1 Chronicles 22:1Then David said, “The house of the Lord God is to be here, and also the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”
• 1 Chronicles 28:2King David rose to his feet and said: “Listen to me, my fellow Israelites, my people. I had it in my heart to build a house as a place of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, for the footstool of our God, and I made plans to build it.
• 1 Chronicles 29:1Then King David said to the whole assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great, because this palatial structure is not for man but for the Lord God.
• 2 Chronicles 1:9Now, Lord God, let your promise to my father David be confirmed, for you have made me king over a people who are as numerous as the dust of the earth.
• 2 Chronicles 15:8When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage. He removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the towns he had captured in the hills of Ephraim. He repaired the altar of the Lord that was in front of the portico of the Lord’s temple.
• 2 Chronicles 17:3The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the ways of his father David before him. He did not consult the Baals
• 2 Chronicles 19:4Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and turned them back to the Lord, the God of their ancestors.
• 2 Chronicles 31:20This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah, doing what was good and right and faithful before the Lord his God.
• 2 Chronicles 33:15He got rid of the foreign gods and removed the image from the temple of the Lord, as well as all the altars he had built on the temple hill and in Jerusalem; and he threw them out of the city.
• 2 Chronicles 34:1Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.
• Nehemiah 5:14Moreover, from the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, until his thirty-second year—twelve years—neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.
• Isaiah 23:18Yet her profit and her earnings will be set apart for the Lord; they will not be stored up or hoarded. Her profits will go to those who live before the Lord, for abundant food and fine clothes.
• Isaiah 49:23Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down before you with their faces to the ground; they will lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord; those who hope in me will not be disappointed.”
• Isaiah 60:5Then you will look and be radiant, your heart will throb and swell with joy; the wealth on the seas will be brought to you, to you the riches of the nations will come.

Commentaries on Matthew 25:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16The two who had received most employed their money in trade, and by honest industry doubled it before their master returned, representing the conduct of those who make a good improvement of their abilities, and employ them in doing good.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. 1616. Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same--expressive of the activity which he put forth and the labor he bestowed. and made them other five talents.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 25:16

• 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