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Matthew 25:22
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20 “So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’
21 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were afaithful over a few things, bI will make you ruler over many things. Enter into cthe joy of your lord.’  
22 He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’
23 His lord said to him, a‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into bthe joy of your lord.’  
24 “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.
25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’
26 “But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You awicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.  
27 So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest.
28 Therefore take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.
Verse Comparison: Matthew 25:22

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American Standard Version
And he also that `received' the two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: lo, I have gained other two talents.

Amplified® Bible
And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, Master, you entrusted two talents to me; here I have gained two talents more.

Contemporary English Version
Next, the servant who had been given two thousand coins came in and said, "Sir, you gave me two thousand coins, and I have earned two thousand more."

Darby English Version
And he also that had received the two talents came to [him] and said, [My] lord, thou deliveredst me two talents; behold, I have gained two other talents besides them.

Good News Bible
Then the servant who had been given two thousand coins came in and said, 'You gave me two thousand coins, sir. Look! Here are another two thousand that I have earned.'

International Standard Version
"The one with two talents also came forward and said, 'Master, you gave me two talents. See, I've earned two more talents.'

King James Version
He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.

New American Standard Bible
"Also the one who {had received} the two talents came up and said, `Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more talents.'

New International Version
"The man with the two talents also came. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with two talents; see, I have gained two more.'

New King James Version
He also who had received two talents came and said, "Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them."

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Also the one who had received the two talents came up and said, 'Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more talents.'

Young's Literal Translation
`And he who also did receive the two talents having come, said, Sir, two talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other two talents I did gain besides them.

New English Translation
The1 one with the two talents also came and said, ‘Sir, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more.’


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