Matthew 25:26–28
His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
His lord answered, and said vnto him, Thou wicked and slouthfull seruant, thou knewest that I reape where I sowed not, and gather where I haue not strawed:
Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
Thou oughtest therefore to haue put my money to the exchangers, and then at my comming I should haue receiued mine owne with vsurie.
Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
Take therefore the talent from him, and giue it vnto him which hath ten talents.
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From verse 26
- Matthew 18:32Rank 1 from verse 26
- Job 15:5–6Rank 2 from verse 26
5For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
6Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
5For thy mouth †vttereth thine iniquitie, and thou choosest the tongue of the craftie.
6Thine owne mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea thine owne lippes testifie against thee.
From verse 27
- Deuteronomy 23:19–20Rank 1 from verse 27
19¶ Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:
20Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
19¶ *Thou shalt not lend vpon vsury to thy brother; vsury of money, vsury of victuals, vsury of any thing that is lent vpon vsury.
20Unto a stranger thou maiest lend vpon vsury, but vnto thy brother thou shalt not lend vpon vsury: that the LORD thy God may blesse thee, in all that thou settest thine hand to, in the land whither thou goest to possesse it.
15To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
15To execute iudgement vpon all, and to conuince all that are vngodly among them, of all their vngodly deeds which they haue vngodly committed, and of all their heard speaches, which vngodly sinners haue spoken against him.
- Luke 19:22–23Rank 3 from verse 27
22And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
23Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?
22And hee saith vnto him, Out of thine owne mouth will I iudge thee, thou wicked seruant: Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking vp that I layde not downe, and reaping that I did not sow.
23Wherefore then gauest not thou my money into the bancke, that at my comming I might haue required mine owne with vsury?
- Romans 3:19Rank 4 from verse 27
19Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
19Now we know that what things soeuer the Law saith, it saith to them who are vnder the Law: that euery mouth may bee stopped, and all the world may become ‖guilty before God.
From verse 28
- Luke 19:24Rank 1 from verse 28
- Luke 10:42Rank 2 from verse 28
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Matthew 25:26
A master, owner, ruler, husband, or other man in authority.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of answer, meaning to reply, respond, or give account.
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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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Lazy, idle, sluggish, negligent, or slow and unwilling to act or labour.
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One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.
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Sense 1: To cut and gather a crop. Sense 2: By figure, to receive the result or reward of actions.
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Sense 1: Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of sow, meaning to scatter or plant seed. Sense 2: Figuratively, to spread what will produce a result.
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To collect, bring together, or assemble.
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Scattered, spread, strewed, or laid loosely over a surface or along a way.
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Matthew 25:27
The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.
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Coin or another medium of payment; wealth in spendable form.
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Sense 1: Present-participial form of come: approaching or arriving. Sense 2: The act, time, or event of approaching or arriving.
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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.
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Past-tense or past-participial form of receive (to take, accept, admit, welcome, or obtain).
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Interest, increase, or an added return charged or received upon a loan.
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Matthew 25:28
To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.
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A large unit of weight, used for money or precious metal.
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To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Large units of weight used in reckoning money or precious metal.
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25And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
25And I was afraid, and went and hidde thy talent in the earth: loe, there thou hast that is thine.
26His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
26His lord answered, and said vnto him, Thou wicked and slouthfull seruant, thou knewest that I reape where I sowed not, and gather where I haue not strawed:
Selected passage27Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
27Thou oughtest therefore to haue put my money to the exchangers, and then at my comming I should haue receiued mine owne with vsurie.
Selected passage28Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
28Take therefore the talent from him, and giue it vnto him which hath ten talents.
Selected passage29For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
29*For vnto euery one that hath shall be giuen, and he shall haue abundance: but from him that hath not, shal be taken away, euen that which he hath.