Matthew 25:20 Meaning and Explanation
“And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The first servant presents the original five talents along with five more that he has gained.
What Does Matthew 25:20 Mean?
The reckoning begins with the most entrusted servant. He comes forward freely, carrying both the trust and the increase, and his speech is all candor: you delivered to me; I have gained. He claims no ownership of the capital, which always belonged to his lord, yet the labor and the increase are genuinely his to present.
Here is the posture of a faithful life before God: open-handed, unafraid, glad to show what grace has grown. Everything began as gift, yet the gift truly engaged his effort, and the master credits it to him fully. Those who spend what they have for Christ find that nothing ventured for him is ever lost; it is waiting, doubled, at his coming.
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What does Matthew 25:20 mean?
The first servant presents the original five talents along with five more that he has gained.