Daily Discovery Bible Study

Daily Bible Study

14 It's like a man who went away on a trip. He called in his servants and entrusted them with what he owned.15 To one of them he gave five talents, to another he gave two, and to another one, according to their different abilities. Then he left.16 Immediately the one with five talents went and invested them in a business, and made another five talents.17 In the same way the one with two talents made another two.18 But the man who'd received the one talent went off and dug a hole and hid his master's money.19 A long time later the master of those servants returned, and settled accounts with them.20 The one with five talents came and presented the other five talents. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘You gave me five talents. Look, I've made a profit of five talents.’21 His master said to him, ‘You've done well—you are a good, faithful servant. You have proved yourself trustworthy over small things, so now I'm placing you in charge over many things. Be happy because I'm really pleased with you!’22 The one with two talents also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘You gave me two talents. Look, I've made a profit of two talents.’23 His master said to him, ‘You've done well—you are a good, faithful servant. You have proved trustworthy over small things, so now I'm placing you in charge over many things. Be happy because I'm really pleased with you!’

24 Then the man with one talent came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I know that you're a hard man. You reap where you didn't sow, and you harvest crops that you didn't plant.25 So since I was afraid of you I went and buried your talent in the ground. Look, you can have back what belongs to you.’26 But his master answered him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! If you think I reap where I don't sow, and harvest crops I didn't plant,27 then you should have deposited my silver in the bank so that when I returned I could have had my money with interest.28 Take the talent away from him, and give it to the one with ten talents.29 For everyone who has will be given even more; and everyone who doesn't have anything, even what they have will be taken away from them.30 Now throw this useless servant out into the darkness where there'll be crying and gnashing of teeth.’