Matthew 25:16

25:16 The one who had received five talents went off right away and put his money to work ¹  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 27:6

27:6 The ²  chief priests took the silver and said, “It is not lawful to put this into the temple treasury, since it is blood money.”

Matthew 28:12

28:12 After ³  they had assembled with the elders and formed a plan, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

Matthew 28:15

28:15 So they took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story is told among the Jews to this day. ⁴ 

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¹ tn Grk “traded with them.”

² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

⁴ tc ‡ The word ἡμέρας (Jhmeras, “day”) is found after σήμερον (shmeron, “today, this [day]”) in some early and important witnesses (B D L Θ lat), but may be a clarifying (or perhaps redundant) note. The shorter reading (found in א A W 0148^vid Ë^1,13 33 Ï) is thus preferred. NA²⁷ includes the word in brackets, indicating reservations about its authenticity.