Bible Verses

After a long while, the master of those servants returned and demanded an account.

But the one who received one talent dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.

The person who received two talents did the same and earned another two.

The servant who received five talents immediately went to invest them and earned another five.

He gave five talents of silver to one servant, two talents to another, and one talent to a third, each according to his ability; then he went away.

Parable of the Talents Imagine someone who, before traveling abroad, gathers his servants to entrust his property to them.

So stay alert, for you do not know the day or the hour.

But he replied, ‘Truly, I do not know you.’

Later, the other bridesmaids arrived and called out, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’

When the bridegroom arrived, the foolish maidens were out buying oil, but those who were prepared went with him into the wedding feast, and the doors were shut.