Matthew 25:18

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“But the servant who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.”

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BSBPD

“But the servant who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But he that received the one went away and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and he who did receive the one, having gone away, digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 25:18 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Proverbs 18:9Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.
  2. Proverbs 26:13The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
  3. Haggai 1:2that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “These people say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD.’”
  4. Malachi 1:10“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.
  5. Luke 19:20Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.
  6. Hebrews 6:12Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
  7. 2 Peter 1:8For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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