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13 “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

The Parable of the Talents(A)

14 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling into a far country, who called his own servants and entrusted his goods to them. 15 To one he gave five talents,[a] to another two, and to another one, to every man according to his ability. And immediately he took his journey.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 25:15 A talent was worth several hundred pounds.

13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.(A)

The Parable of the Bags of Gold(B)

14 “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey,(C) who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. 15 To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag,[a] each according to his ability.(D) Then he went on his journey.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 25:15 Greek five talents … two talents … one talent; also throughout this parable; a talent was worth about 20 years of a day laborer’s wage.