Matthew 25:20

25:20 The ¹  one who had received the five talents came and brought five more, saying, ‘Sir, ²  you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’

Matthew 25:22

25:22 The ³  one with the two talents also came and said, ‘Sir, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more.’

Matthew 18:24

18:24 As ⁴  he began settling his accounts, a man who owed ten thousand talents ⁵  was brought to him.

Matthew 25:15-16

25:15 To ⁶  one he gave five talents, ⁷  to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. 25:16 The one who had received five talents went off right away and put his money to work ⁸  and gained five more.

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¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

² tn Grk Or “Lord; or “Master” (and so throughout this paragraph).

³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁵ sn A talent was a huge sum of money, equal to 6,000 denarii. One denarius was the usual day’s wage for a worker. L&N 6.82 states, “a Greek monetary unit (also a unit of weight) with a value which fluctuated, depending upon the particular monetary system which prevailed at a particular period of time (a silver talent was worth approximately six thousand denarii with gold talents worth at least thirty times that much).”

⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

⁷ sn A talent was equal to 6000 denarii. See the note on this term in 18:24.

⁸ tn Grk “traded with them.”