Matthew 25:16
Strong's Lexicon
The [servant]
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine 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.

who had received
λαβὼν (labōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.

five
πέντε (pente)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 4002: Five. A primary number; 'five'.

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

went
Πορευθεὶς (Poreutheis)
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4198: To travel, journey, go, die.

[and] put them to work
ἠργάσατο (ērgasato)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2038: To work, trade, perform, do, practice, commit, acquire by labor.

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.

αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

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

gained
ἐκέρδησεν (ekerdēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2770: To gain, acquire, win (over), avoid loss. From kerdos; to gain.

five
πέντε (pente)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 4002: Five. A primary number; 'five'.

more.
ἄλλα (alla)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 243: Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The servant who had received the five talents went at once and put them to work and gained five more.

Young's Literal Translation
‘And he who did receive the five talents, having gone, wrought with them, and made other five talents;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
the man who had received five talents went, put them to work, and earned five more.

New American Standard Bible
"Immediately the one who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and gained five more talents.

King James Bible
Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made [them] other five talents.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more.

New Living Translation
"The servant who received the five bags of silver began to invest the money and earned five more.

English Standard Version
He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more.

New American Standard Bible
"Immediately the one who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and gained five more talents.

King James Bible
Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
the man who had received five talents went, put them to work, and earned five more.

International Standard Version
"The one who received five talents went out at once and invested them and earned five more.

NET Bible
The one who had received five talents went off right away and put his money to work and gained five more.

American Standard Version
Straightway he that received the five talents went and traded with them, and made other five talents.

English Revised Version
Straightway he that received the five talents went and traded with them, and made other five talents.

Young's Literal Translation
'And he who did receive the five talents, having gone, wrought with them, and made other five talents;
















Cross References
Matthew 18:24
And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.

Matthew 25:17
And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.

Luke 19:13
And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

Matthew 1:1
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Matthew 25:15
And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

Matthew 25:14
For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

Matthew 25:13
Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

Matthew 25:18
But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

Matthew 25:19
After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
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