Matthew 25:15 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁵And unto one he gave five talents , to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

Matthew 25:15 —

Old words in this verse

straightway: — immediately.

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Original word meaning

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 18:24
And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
Luke 19:13-14
And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. …
Luke 12:48
But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 14-30)

We have here the parable of the talents committed to three servants; this implies that we are in a state of work and business, as the former implies that we are in a state of expectancy. That showed the necessity of habitual preparation, this of actual diligence in our present work and service. In that we were stirred up to do well for our own souls; in this to lay out ourselves for the glory of G…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 15)

15. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one--While the proportion of gifts is different in each, the same fidelity is required of all, and equally rewarded. And thus there is perfect equity. to every man according to his several ability--his natural capacity as enlisted in Christ’s service, and his opportunities in providence for employing the gifts bestowed on him. a…