Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Matthew 25:16 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Matthew 25:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Matthew chapter 25 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.”
Matthew 25:16 (KJV)
Commentary on Matthew 25:16
He that had received the five talents went and traded with the same—The verb ērgazomai (ἐργάζομαι, worked/traded) implies active labor and risk-taking. The servant didn't wait for passive growth but immediately engaged in commerce. The doubling (epoiēsen alla pente, ἐποίησεν ἄλλα πέντε) demonstrates 100% return, extraordinary by any measure.This immediate action (eutheos, εὐθέως, straightway in v.15) contrasts sharply with the fearful servant who buried his talent. Faithful stewardship combines urgency, diligence, and calculated risk. The kingdom advances through active deployment of gifts, no...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Matthew 25:16
Ranked by relevance from Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
“you do a faithful work in whatever you accomplish for those who are brothers and strangers.”
“The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.”
“nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches”
“in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus.”
“for the obedience of the Gentiles”
“to eat sufficiently”
“I have nothing to boast about; for necessity is laid on me; but woe is to me”
“and your heart shall thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you”
“and the idol out of the house of Yahweh”
“from the twentieth year even to the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king”