Matthew 25:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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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“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)“But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.”
King James Version · Public Domain“But he that received the one went away and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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 DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 25:18 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 18:9Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.
- Proverbs 26:13The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
- 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.’”
- 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.
- Luke 19:20Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.
- Hebrews 6:12Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
- 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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