Matthew Chapter 25 verse 16 Holy Bible
Straightway he that received the five talents went and traded with them, and made other five talents.
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Straight away he who had been given the five talents went and did trade with them, and made five more.
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And he that had received the five talents went and trafficked with them, and made five other talents.
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Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.
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Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.
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`And he who did receive the five talents, having gone, wrought with them, and made other five talents;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 16. - Went. The one who had received the five talents, the mark of the greatest trust, lost no time, but betook himself to business with zeal and energy. Traded with the same (εἰργάσατο ἐν αὐτοῖς, made gain with them). The verb is applied to husbandry or any work by which profit is obtained. A special method of increasing the allotted sum is mentioned in ver. 27; but here the term is general, and implies only that the slave used the money in some business which would prove to his master's advantage. In other words, he exercised his faculties and powers in his master's service and with a view to his master's interests. Made [them] other five talents. The addition "them" is unnecessary. He doubled his principal - "made" being equivalent to "gained." In the parable of the "pounds" we find the same sum increased in different proportions; here we have different sums multiplied in the same proportion.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(16) Traded with the same.--Literally, wrought, or, was busy. The fact that the capital was doubled implies that the trading was both active and prosperous.
