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Matthew 25:14-15

The Parable of the Bags of Gold

14 “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, 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. Then he went on his journey.

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Cross References 2

1. Matthew 21:33; Luke 19:12
2. Matthew 18:24,25

Footnotes 1

[a]. Greek "five talents … two talents … one talent" ; also throughout this parable; a talent was worth about 20 years of a day laborer’s wage.

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