Matthew 25:25
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And being afraid, I went and hid thy talent in the earth. Behold here thou hast that which is thine.

2 Samuel 6:9,10 And David was afraid of the Lord that day, saying: How shall the ark of the Lord come to me? . . .

Proverbs 26:13 The slothful man saith: There is a lion in the way, and a lioness in the roads.

Isaiah 57:11 For whom hast thou been solicitous and afraid, that thou hast lied, and hast not been mindful of me, nor thought on me in thy heart? for I am silent, and as one that seeth not, and thou hast forgotten me.

Romans 8:15 For you have not received the spirit of bondage again in fear: but you have received the spirit of adoption of sons, whereby we cry: Abba (Father).

2 Timothy 1:6,7 For which cause I admonish thee that thou stir up the grace of God which is in thee by the imposition of my hands. . . .

Revelation 21:8 But the fearful and unbelieving and the abominable and murderers and whoremongers and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, they shall have their portion in the pool burning with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.

Context
The Parable of the Talents
24But he that had received the one talent, came and said: Lord, I know that thou art a hard man; thou reapest where thou hast not sown and gatherest where thou hast not strewed. 25And being afraid, I went and hid thy talent in the earth. Behold here thou hast that which is thine. 26And his lord answering, said to him: Wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sow not and gather where I have not strewed.…
Cross References
Matthew 25:24
But he that had received the one talent, came and said: Lord, I know that thou art a hard man; thou reapest where thou hast not sown and gatherest where thou hast not strewed.

Matthew 25:26
And his lord answering, said to him: Wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sow not and gather where I have not strewed.

Lexicon
So
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

in my fear,
φοβηθεὶς (phobētheis)
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5399: From phobos; to frighten, i.e. to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e. Revere.

I went [and]
ἀπελθὼν (apelthōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 565: From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively.

hid
ἔκρυψα (ekrypsa)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2928: To hide, conceal, lay up. A primary verb; to conceal.

your
σου (sou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

talent
τάλαντόν (talanton)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5007: Neuter of a presumed derivative of the original form of tlao; a balance, i.e. a certain weight or 'talent'.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

the
τῇ (tē)
Article - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

ground.
γῇ (gē)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.

See,
ἴδε (ide)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2400: See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!

you have
ἔχεις (echeis)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

what [belongs]
τὸ (to)
Article - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

to you.’
σόν (son)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4674: Yours, thy, thine. From su; thine.


Additional Translations
So in my fear, I went and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what belongs to you.’

And having been afraid, having gone away, I hid your talent in the ground. Behold, you have what is yours.'

And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the earth: see, there you have that is yours.

and I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast thine own.

and being afraid I went away and hid thy talent in the earth; behold, thou hast that which is thine.

and I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast thine own.

And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast what is thine.

So being afraid I went and buried your talent in the ground: there you have what belongs to you.'

I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.'

and having been afraid, having gone away, I hid thy talent in the earth; lo, thou hast thine own!
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