Matthew 25:24
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:”
προσέρχομαι
To come to, to approach, to draw near. Proserchomai. Come to Me all who are weary and burdened. The invitation is always open. Bring what you have and He will give what you need.
κύριος
Master,
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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θερίζω
reaping
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θερίζω
To reap, to harvest. Therizo. Whatever a man sows he will also reap. Sowing and reaping is a universal law. Sow generously toward God and people. The harvest will come.
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συνάγω
gathering
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συνάγω
To gather together, to assemble. Sunago. For where two or three gather in My name there I am. The presence of Jesus is promised to the gathered church. Come together.
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γινώσκω
I knew
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γινώσκω
To know, to understand, to perceive. Ginosko. This is eternal life that they may know You. The deepest knowing is relational not informational. God wants to be known.
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τάλαντον
talent
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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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διασκορπίζω
you did scatter;
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διασκορπίζω
to dissipate, i.e. (genitive case) to rout or separate; specially, to winnow; figuratively, to squander
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ὅθεν
from where
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ὅθεν
from which place or source or cause (adverb or conjunction)
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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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σκληρός
hard
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σκληρός
dry, i.e. hard or tough (figuratively, harsh, severe)
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σπείρω
you did sow
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σπείρω
to scatter, i.e. sow (literally or figuratively)
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ἔπω
he said;
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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εἰμί
you are
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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