Matthew 25:16
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.”
κερδαίνω
To gain, to profit, to acquire. Kerdaino. What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul. The world offers much and costs everything. Christ costs everything and gives more.
τάλαντον
talents
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τάλαντον
equivalent to G5342 (φέρω)); a balance (as supporting weights), i.e. (by implication) a certain weight (and thence a coin or rather sum of money) or "talent"
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ἐργάζομαι
he traded
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ἐργάζομαι
To work, to labour. Whatever you do work heartily as for the Lord and not for men. God sees every task you do in His name.
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πορεύομαι
Having gone
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πορεύομαι
to traverse, i.e. travel (literally or figuratively; especially to remove (figuratively, die), live, etc.);
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λαμβάνω
having received
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λαμβάνω
while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
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πέντε
five
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πέντε
"five"
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