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His lord said to him, `Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.`
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Faithfulness is the Measure
Commentators unanimously highlight that the servant with two talents receives the exact same praise and reward as the one with five. This shows that God's evaluation is not based on the quantity of our gifts or the scale of our accomplishments, but on our faithfulness with what we have been given. As Charles Spurgeon notes, it is the faithful use of our talents, not their number, that is the essential matter.
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19th Century
Baptist
This servant’s commendation and reward are exactly the same as those given to his more highly privileged brother, as if our Savior would teach us t…
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 …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
His Lord said unto him The same words as he did to the other servant,
well done good and faithful…
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Presbyterian
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Lord tells a parable about the Judgment, in which some are condemned for not keeping the interior spiritual good they had received,…
