22He 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.
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For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; …
Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also. …
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. …
Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; …
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…
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