“He also who got the two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I have gained another two talents besides them.’
Parallel translations
- KJV 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.
- BSB The servant who had received the two talents also came and said, ‘Master, you entrusted me with two talents. See, I have gained two more.’
- NKJV 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.’
- NASB “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.’
- NLT “The servant who had received the two bags of silver came forward and said, ‘Master, you gave me two bags of silver to invest, and I have earned two more.’
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- 2 Cor 8:12For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don’t have.
- 2 Cor 8:7–8But as you abound in everything, in faith, utterance, knowledge, all earnestness, and in your love to us, see that you also abound in this grace.
- Rom 12:6–8Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;
- 2 Cor 8:1–3Moreover, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the assemblies of Macedonia;
- Luke 19:18–19“The second came, saying, ‘Your mina, Lord, has made five minas.’
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