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I have gained. Gained by trading (Matthew 25:16). By honest industry.
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
I have gained beside them five talents more. The result of the right use of opportunities could not be otherwise expresse…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
I do not doubt that this man had often taken stock of himself—for anyone who never takes stock of himself has good reason to be afraid of being cal…
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
Glossa Ordinaria: In the preceding parable is set forth the condemnation of those who have not prepared sufficient oil for the…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
The accounting begins “after a long time,” the implication being that the consummation of the kingdom will be long delayed (24:48; 25:5). “Settled …
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
And he who had received five talents. Those who usefully employ whatever God has committed to them are said to be engaged in trading
John Gill
JohnGill
And so he that had received five talents
Or the greatest gifts: as this man is the first to whom his Lord gave any ta…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Christ keeps no servants to be idle: they have received their all from Him, and have nothing they can call their own but sin. Our receiving from Ch…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
Previously, the Lord tells a parable about the Judgment, in which some are condemned for not keeping the interior spiritual good they had received,…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes