Bible verses about "entrepreneurship" | RKJNT

²⁴ Then he who had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed: ²⁵ And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the earth: lo, here you have what is yours. ²⁶ His lord answered and said to him, You wicked and slothful servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed: ²⁷ Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and then at my coming I should have received it back with interest. ²⁸ Take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents. ²⁹ For to every one who has shall more be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him who does not have, even that which he has shall be taken away. ³⁰ And cast the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

¹¹ Not lacking in zeal; aglow with the spirit; serving the Lord;

¹² And may the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:

¹⁴ For it is like a man travelling to a far country, who called his servants, and delivered to them his goods. ¹⁵ To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his ability; and he went on his journey. ¹⁶ Then he who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and gained another five talents. ¹⁷ And likewise, he who had received two, gained two more. ¹⁸ But he who had received one went and dug in the earth, and hid his lord's money. ¹⁹ After a long time the lord of those servants came, and settled accounts with them. ²⁰ And so he who had received five talents came and brought the other five talents, saying, Lord, you delivered to me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. ²¹ His lord said to him, Well done, you good and faithful servant: you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things: enter into the joy of your lord. ²² He also who had received two talents came and said, Lord, you delivered to me two talents: behold, I have gained two more talents. ²³ His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things: enter into the joy of your lord. ²⁴ Then he who had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed: ²⁵ And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the earth: lo, here you have what is yours. ²⁶ His lord answered and said to him, You wicked and slothful servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed: ²⁷ Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and then at my coming I should have received it back with interest. ²⁸ Take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents. ²⁹ For to every one who has shall more be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him who does not have, even that which he has shall be taken away. ³⁰ And cast the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.