Discovery BoxMatthew 25:16 
Context25:16 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
Context25:18 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
Context27:6 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
Context28:12 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
Context28:15 So they took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story is told among the Jews to this day. 4
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 0148vid Ë1,13 33 Ï) is thus preferred. NA27 includes the word in brackets, indicating reservations about its authenticity.
