The Parable of the Talents
Matthew 25:16
In 9 translations
- BSB
- The servant who had received the five talents went at once and put them to work and gained five more.Or 15... And he went on his journey at once. 16... went and put them to work. Translators vary as to the placement of the Greek adverb eutheōs (at once) at the end of verse 15 or at the beginning of verse 16.
- KJV
- Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.
- WEB
- Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.
- ASV
- Straightway he that received the five talents went and traded with them, and made other five talents.
- LSV
- And he who received the five talents, having gone, worked with them, and made five other talents;
- YLT
- 'And he who did receive the five talents, having gone, wrought with them, and made other five talents;
- DBY
- And he that had received the five talents went and trafficked with them, and made five other talents.
- DRC
- And he that had received the five talents, went his way, and traded with the same, and gained other five.
- GNV
- Then he that had receiued the fiue talents, went and occupied with them, and gained other fiue talents.
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Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἐκέρδησεν (“he gained”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἐποίησεν (“he made”).
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include τάλαντα (“talents”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include δὲ (“now”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
- Spelling of ἠργάσατο: Textus Receptus: εἰργάσατο.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: πορευθεὶς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read πορευθεὶς; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont add δὲ.
- SBLGNT: ἐκέρδησεν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐκέρδησεν; Robinson–Pierpont read ἐποίησεν.
- SBLGNT: πέντε. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read πέντε; Robinson–Pierpont add τάλαντα.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- πορευθεὶς ὁ τὰ πέντε τάλαντα λαβὼν ἠργάσατο ἐν αὐτοῖς καὶ ἐκέρδησεν ἄλλα πέντε·
- RP2018
- Πορευθεὶς δὲ ὁ τὰ πέντε τάλαντα λαβὼν εἰργάσατο ἐν αὐτοῖς, καὶ ἐποίησεν ἄλλα πέντε τάλαντα.
- TR-Boyd
- Πορευθεὶς δὲ ὁ τὰ πέντε τάλαντα λαβὼν εἰργάσατο ἐν αὐτοῖς, καὶ ἐποίησεν ἄλλα πέντε τάλαντα.
- SCR1894
- πορευθεις δε ο τα πεντε ταλαντα λαβων ειργασατο εν αυτοις και εποιησεν αλλα πεντε ταλαντα
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