Matthew 25:14 Cross References - Twentieth_Century

¹⁴ For it is as though a man, going on his travels, called his servants, and gave his property into their charge.

³³ Listen to another parable. A man, who was an employer, once planted a vineyard, put a fence round it, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, and then let it out to tenants and went abroad.

¹⁴ For it is as though a man, going on his travels, called his servants, and gave his property into their charge. ¹⁵ He gave three thousand pounds to one, twelve hundred to another, and six hundred to a third, in proportion to the ability of each. Then he set out on his travels. ¹⁶ The man who had received the three thousand pounds went at once and traded with it, and made another three thousand. ¹⁷ So, too, the man who had received the twelve hundred pounds made another twelve hundred. ¹⁸ But the man who had received the six hundred went and dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master's money. ¹⁹ After a long time the master of those servants returned, and settled accounts with them. ²⁰ The man who had received the three thousand pounds came up and brought three thousand more. 'Sir,' he said, 'you entrusted me with three thousand pounds; look, I have made another three thousand!' ²¹ 'Well done, good, trustworthy servant!' said his master. 'You have been trustworthy with a small sum; now I will place a large one in your hands; come and share your master's joy!' ²² Then the one who had received the twelve hundred pounds came up and said 'Sir, you entrusted me with twelve hundred pounds; look, I have made another twelve hundred!' ²³ 'Well done, good, trustworthy servant!' said his master. 'You have been trustworthy with a small sum; now I will place a large one in your hands; come and share your master's joy!' ²⁴ The man who had received the six hundred pounds came up, too, and said 'Sir, I knew that you were a hard man; you reap where you have not sown, and gather up where you have not winnowed; ²⁵ And, in my fear, I went and hid your money in the ground; look, here is what belongs to you!' ²⁶ 'You lazy, worthless servant!' was his master's reply. 'You knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather up where I have not winnowed? ²⁷ Then you ought to have placed my money in the hands of bankers, and I, on my return, should have received my money, with interest. ²⁸ 'Therefore,' he continued, 'take away from him the six hundred pounds, and give it to the one who has the six thousand. ²⁹ For, to him who has, more will be given, and he shall have abundance; but, as for him who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away from him. ³⁰ As for the useless servant, 'put him out into the darkness' outside, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.'

³⁴ It is like a man going on a journey, who leaves his home, puts his servants in charge--each having his special duty--and orders the porter to watch.

¹ Jesus said to his disciples: "There was a rich man who had a steward; and this steward was maliciously accused to him of wasting his estate. ² So the master called him and said 'What is this that I hear about you? Give in your accounts, for you cannot act as steward any longer.' ³ 'What am I to do,' the steward asked himself, 'now that my master is taking the steward's place away from me? I have not strength to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. ⁴ I know what I will do, so that, as soon as I am turned out of my stewardship, people may welcome me into their homes.' ⁵ One by one he called up his master's debtors. 'How much do you owe my master?' he asked of the first. ⁶ 'Four hundred and forty gallons of oil,' answered the man. 'Here is your agreement,' he said; 'sit down at once and make it two hundred and twenty.' ⁷ And you, the steward said to the next, 'how much do you owe?' 'Seventy quarters of wheat,' he replied. 'Here is your agreement,' the steward said; 'make it fifty-six.' ⁸ His master complimented this dishonest steward on the shrewdness of his action. And indeed men of the world are shrewder in dealing with their fellow-men than those who have the Light. ⁹ And I say to you 'Win friends for yourselves with your dishonest money,' so that, when it comes to an end, there may be a welcome for you into the Eternal Home. ¹⁰ He who is trustworthy in the smallest matter is trustworthy in a great one also; and he who is dishonest in the smallest matter is dishonest in a great one also. ¹¹ So, if you have proved untrustworthy with the 'dishonest money,' who will trust you with the true? ¹² And, if you have proved untrustworthy with what does not belong to us, who will give you what is really our own?

¹² He said: "A nobleman once went to a distant country to receive his appointment to a Kingdom and then return. ¹³ He called ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds each, and told them to trade with them during his absence. ¹⁴ But his subjects hated him and sent envoys after him to say 'We will not have this man as our King.' ¹⁵ On his return, after having been appointed King, he directed that the servants to whom he had given his money should be summoned, so that he might learn what amount of trade they had done. ¹⁶ The first came up, and said 'Sir, your ten pounds have made a hundred.' ¹⁷ 'Well done, good servant!' exclaimed the master. 'As you have proved trustworthy in a very small matter, I appoint you governor over ten towns.' ¹⁸ When the second came, he said 'Your ten pounds, Sir, have produced fifty.' ¹⁹ So the master said to him 'And you I appoint over five towns.' ²⁰ Another servant also came and said 'Sir, here are your ten pounds; I have kept them put away in a handkerchief. ²¹ For I was afraid of you, because you are a stern man. You take what you have not planted, and reap what you have not sown.' ²² The master answered 'Out of your own mouth I judge you, you worthless servant. You knew that I am a stern man, that I take what I have not planted, and reap what I have not sown? ²³ Then why did not you put my money into a bank? And I, on my return, could have claimed it with interest. ²⁴ Take away from him the ten pounds,' he said to those standing by, 'and give them to the one who has the hundred.' ²⁵ 'But, Sir,' they interposed, 'he has a hundred pounds already!' ²⁶ 'I tell you,' he answered, 'that, to him who has, more will be given, but, from him who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away. ²⁷ But as for my enemies, these men who would not have me as their King, bring them here and put them to death in my presence.'"

⁹ But Jesus began to tell the people this parable-- "A man once planted a vineyard, and then let it out to tenants, and went abroad for a long while.

⁶ Since our gifts differ in accordance with the particular charge entrusted to us, if our gift is to preach, let our preaching correspond to our faith; ⁷ If it is to minister to others, let us devote ourselves to our ministry; the teacher to his teaching, ⁸ The speaker to his exhortation. Let the man who gives in charity do so with a generous heart; let him who is in authority exercise due diligence; let him who shows kindness do so in a cheerful spirit.

⁵ What, I ask, is Apollos? or what is Paul? Servants through whom you were led to accept the Faith; and that only as the Lord helped each of you.

¹ Let men look upon us as Christ's servants, and as stewards of the hidden truths of God. ² Now what we look for in stewards is that they should be trustworthy.

⁴ Gifts differ, but the Spirit is the same;

⁷ To each man there is given spiritual illumination for the general good. ⁸ To one is given the power to speak with wisdom through the Spirit; to another the power to speak with knowledge, due to the same Spirit; ⁹ To another faith by the same Spirit; to another power to cure diseases by the one Spirit; to another supernatural powers; ¹⁰ To another the gift of preaching; to another the gift of distinguishing between true and false inspiration; to another varieties of the gift of 'tongues'; to another the power to interpret 'tongues.' ¹¹ All these result from one and the same Spirit, who distributes his gifts to each individually as he wills. ¹² For just as the human body is one whole, and yet has many parts, and all its parts, many though they are, form but one body, so it is with the Christ; ¹³ For it was by one Spirit that we were all baptized to form one Body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free men, and were all imbued with one Spirit. ¹⁴ The human body, I repeat, consists not of one part, but of many. ¹⁵ If the foot says 'Since I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,' it does not on that account cease to belong to the body. ¹⁶ Or if the ear says 'Since I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,' it does not on that account cease to belong to the body. ¹⁷ If all the body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If it were all hearing, where would the sense of smell be? ¹⁸ But in fact God has placed each individual part just where he thought fit in the body. ¹⁹ If, however, they all made up only one part, where would the body be? ²⁰ But in fact, although it has many parts, there is only one body. ²¹ The eye cannot say to the hand 'I do not need you,' nor, again, the head to the feet 'I do not need you.' ²² No! Those parts of the body that seem naturally the weaker are indispensable; ²³ And those parts which we deem less honorable we surround with special honor; and our ungraceful parts receive a special grace which our graceful parts do not require. ²⁴ Yes, God has so constructed the body--by giving a special honor to the part that lacks it- ²⁵ As to secure that there should be no disunion in the body, but that the parts should show the same care for one another. ²⁶ If one part suffers, all the others suffer with it, and if one part has honor done it, all the others share its joy. ²⁷ Together you are the Body of Christ, and individually its parts. ²⁸ In the Church God has appointed, first, Apostles, secondly Preachers, thirdly Teachers; then he has given supernatural powers, then power to cure diseases, aptness for helping others, capacity to govern, varieties of the gift of 'tongues.' ²⁹ Can every one be an Apostle? can every one be a Preacher? can every one be a Teacher? can every one have supernatural powers?

¹¹ And he it is who gave to the Church Apostles, Prophets, Missionaries, Pastors, and Teachers,

⁹ Never grudge hospitality to one another. ¹⁰ Whatever the gift that each has received, use it in the service of others, as good stewards of the varied bounty of God. ¹¹ When any one speaks, let him speak as one who is delivering the oracles of God. When any one is endeavoring to serve others, let him do so in reliance on the strength which God supplies; so that in everything God may be honour ed through Jesus Christ--to whom be ascribed all honour and might for ever and ever. Amen.