16The man who had received the five talents went at once and put his money to work and gained five more.


In Context

13 "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

14 "Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them.

15 To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.

16 The man who had received the five talents went at once and put his money to work and gained five more.

17 So also, the one with the two talents gained two more.

18 But the man who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money.

Matthew 25:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:16Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made [them] other five talents.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:16And he that had received the five talents, went his way, and traded with the same, and gained other five.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:16Straightway he that received the five talents went and traded with them, and made other five talents.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:16And he that had received the five talents went and trafficked with them, and made five other talents.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:16Straightway he that received the five talents went and traded with them, and made other five talents.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:16Then he that had received the five talents, went and traded with the same, and gained other five talents.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:16Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:16'And he who did receive the five talents, having gone, wrought with them, and made other five talents;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:16Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.