Matthew 25:15-17

Expanded Bible

¹⁵ He gave one servant five ·bags of gold [^Ltalents; ^Ca talent was worth about 6,000 denarii, or twenty years’ wages for a laborer], another servant two ·bags of gold [^Ltalents], and a third servant one ·bag of gold [^Ltalent], to each one ·as much as he could handle [^Laccording to his ability]. Then he left. ¹⁶ The servant who got five ·bags [^Ltalents] went quickly ·to invest the money [and traded with them; and put the money to work] and ·earned [gained] five more. ¹⁷ In the same way, the servant who had two ·invested [traded with] them and ·earned [gained] two more.