Matthew 25:14

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“For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions.”

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BSBPD

“For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Forit isaswhena man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`For--as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 25:14 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 21:33Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
  2. Mark 13:34It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.
  3. Luke 16:1Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
  4. Luke 19:12So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.
  5. Luke 20:9Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.
  6. Romans 12:6We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith;
  7. 1 Corinthians 3:5What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.
  8. 1 Corinthians 4:1So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
  9. 1 Corinthians 12:4There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.
  10. 1 Corinthians 12:7Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.
  11. Ephesians 4:11And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
  12. 1 Peter 4:9Show hospitality to one another without complaining.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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