But he who received the one talent went away and dug in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.
Parallel translations
- KJV But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.
- BSB But the servant who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.
- NKJV But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money.
- NASB But he who received the one talent went away and dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.
- NLT But the servant who received the one bag of silver dug a hole in the ground and hid the master’s money.
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Cross-references · 7
- 2 Pet 1:8For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful to the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Heb 6:12that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherited the promises.
- Prov 18:9One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
- Hag 1:2–4“This is what Yahweh of Armies says: These people say, ‘The time hasn’t yet come, the time for Yahweh’s house to be built.’”
- Luke 19:20Another came, saying, ‘Lord, behold, your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief,
- Mal 1:10“Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you,” says Yahweh of Armies, “neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
- Prov 26:13–16The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”
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