Different Ways Of Using Talents


"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who before going abroad called his

servants and gave what he had into their charge. To one he gave five

talents, to another two, and to another one, each according to what he

was able to do. Then the man went on his journey.



"The servant who had received five talents went at once and traded with

them and gained five more talents. In the same way the one who had

receive
two gained two more. But he who had received one talent went

away and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money.



"After a long time the master of those servants came back and settled

his accounts with them. When the one who had received five talents came

bringing five more, he said, 'Master, you gave me five talents. See, I

have gained five more.' His master said to him 'Well done, good and

faithful servant! You have been faithful over a few things, I will put

you in charge of many things. Share your master's happiness.'



"The one who had received the two talents also came and said, 'Master,

you gave me two talents. See, I have gained two more.' His master said

to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful

over a few things, I will put you in charge of many things. Share your

master's happiness.'



"Then he who had received one talent came and said, 'Master, I knew that

you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where

you have not winnowed; so I was afraid and hid your talent in the

ground. There you have what belongs to you.'



"But his master answered, 'Idle, worthless servant! You knew that I reap

where I have not sown and gather where I have not winnowed. You ought

therefore to have put my money in the hands of bankers and on my return

I would have received it with interest. Take my talent away from him and

give it to the servant who has the ten talents; for to every one who has

shall more be given and he shall have plenty; but from him who has only

a little, even what he has shall be taken away. Throw this worthless

servant into the outer darkness where men shall wail and grind their

teeth.'"



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