13 “Therefore be alert, because you don’t know either the day or the hour.[a]

The Parable of the Talents

14 “For it is just like a man going on a journey.(A) He called his own slaves and turned over his possessions to them. 15 To one he gave five talents;[b] to another, two; and to another, one—to each according to his own ability. Then he went on a journey.(B) Immediately

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 25:13 Other mss add in which the Son of Man is coming.
  2. Matthew 25:15 Worth a very large sum of money; a talent = 6,000 denarii

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