Matthew 15:5

15:5 But you say, ‘If someone tells his father or mother, “Whatever help you would have received from me is given to God,”

Matthew 25:16

25:16 The one who had received five talents went off right away and put his money to work and gained five more.

Matthew 25:18

25:18 But the one who had received one talent went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money in it.

Matthew 25:20

25:20 The one who had received the five talents came and brought five more, saying, ‘Sir, you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’

Matthew 25:27

25:27 Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received my money back with interest!

tn Grk “is a gift,” that is, something dedicated to God.

tn Grk “traded with them.”

tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

tn Grk Or “Lord; or “Master” (and so throughout this paragraph).

tn For the translation “deposited my money with the bankers,” see L&N 57.216.

sn That is, “If you really feared me you should have done a minimum to get what I asked for.”