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.
• New International Version (NIV)The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more.
• 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.

Context of Matthew 25:16

14Forthe kingdom of heaven isas a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods. 15And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his own ability; and immediately took his journey. Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and gained other five talents. 17And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. 18But he that had received one went and dug in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.

Matthew 25:16 word by word

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

• Thenδέde · thenG1161
• receivedλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• fiveπέντεpente · fiveG4002
• talentsτάλαντονtalanton · talentG5007
• wentπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• tradedἐργάζομαιergazomai · to workG2038
• withἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• sameαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• gainedποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• otherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243

Cross-references for Matthew 25:16

• 2 Samuel 7:1And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest on every side from all his enemies;
• 1 Chronicles 13:1And David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and with every leader.
• 1 Chronicles 22:1Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.
• 1 Chronicles 28:2Then David the king stood upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in my heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
• 1 Chronicles 29:1Furthermore David the king said to all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
• 2 Chronicles 1:9Now, O LORD God, let thy promise to David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.
• 2 Chronicles 15:8And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and repaired the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD.
• 2 Chronicles 17:3And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not to Baalim;
• 2 Chronicles 19:4And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beersheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back to the LORD God of their fathers.
• 2 Chronicles 31:20And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and performed that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God.
• 2 Chronicles 33:15And he took away the foreign gods, and the idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
• 2 Chronicles 34:1Josiahwaseight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.
• Nehemiah 5:14Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even to the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.
• Isaiah 23:18And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the LORD, for sufficient food and for durable clothing.
• Isaiah 49:23And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.
• Isaiah 60:5Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thy heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted to thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come to thee.

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