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25:14 The parable about using what you’re given

(Luke 19:11-27)

14 [ref]“It’s like a man who was leaving on a trip. He called his slaves and shared his savings among them for them to manage. 15 He gave five bags of silver[fn] to one, two bags to another, and one to the other, each according to his ability, and then he departed. 16 In his absence, the one with five bags of silver used it for trading and gained five more bags. 17 Similar, the one with two bags gained two more bags. 18 But the one who received the one bag, he went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s silver.

19 “Eventually the master of those slaves returned, and he called them in to settle up their accounts. 20 The slave who’d received five bags of silver approached, also bringing the other five bags, and said, ‘Master, you entrusted me with five bags, and look, I gained another five.’ 21 ‘Well done, good and faithful slave,’ said the master. ‘You were faithful over a few things, so I’ll put you in charge of a lot more things. Come and join your master in celebrating.’ 22 The slave who’d received two bags approached and said, ‘Master, you entrusted me with two bags of silver. Look, I gained another two.’ 23 ‘Well done, good and faithful slave,’ said the master. ‘You were faithful over a few things, so I’ll put you in charge of a lot more things. Come and join your master in celebrating.’ 24 Then the slave with one bag of silver also approached and said, ‘Master, I knew that you’d are hard man, harvesting where you didn’t plant, and gathering where you didn’t spread seed. 25 So because I was afraid, I went and hid your silver in the ground. So look, here’s all of it back.’ 26 ‘You evil and lazy slave,’ his master answered. ‘You know that I harvest where I didn’t plant and gather where I didn’t spread seed 27 so you should have at least invested my silver with the bankers and then I could have gotten it back with some interest. 28 Therefore take the bag of silver off him and give it to the one with ten bags 29 [ref]because everyone who has will be given more and will have plenty, but anyone who doesn’t have, even what they do have will be taken away from them. 30 [ref]So throw that useless slave out into the darkness where there’ll be crying and great anguish.

25:15 Probably silver coins, or possibly gold, and perhaps each bag weighing up to 24kg, although these details aren’t vital to the story. (See https://wpmu2.azurewebsites.net/nlt/2024/02/01/word-studies-in-the-new-living-translation-τάλαντον-talanton.)

25:14-30: Luk 19:11-27.

25:29: Mat 13:12; Mrk 4:25; Luk 8:18.

25:30: Mat 8:12; 22:13; Luk 13:28.

14 For/Because as a_man travelling called his own slaves and gave _over the things possessing of _him to _them.
15 And on _one _hand he _gave five talantons_of _silver to _one, on _the _other _hand two to _one, on _the _other _hand one to _one, to _each according _to his own ability, and he _travelled immediately.
16 Having _been _gone, the one having _received the five talantons_of _silver worked with them and gained other five talantons_of _silver.
17 Likewise also the one with _the two gained another two.
18 But the one having _received the one, having _gone _away, dug the_ground and hid the silver of _the master of _him.
19 And after much time, the master of_ the those _slaves is _coming, and he _is _settling _accounts the_account with them.
20 And having _approached the one having _received the five talantons_of _silver, brought the_other five talantons_of _silver saying, Five talantons_of _silver, master, you _gave _over to _me, see, I _gained.
another five talantons_of _silver.
21 The master of _him was _saying to _him:
Well done, good and faithful slave.
You _were faithful over a_few things, I _will _be _appointing you over many things, come _in into the joy of _the master of _you.
22 The one with _the two talantons_of _silver having_ also _approached said:
Master, you _gave _over two talantons_of _silver to _me.
Behold, I _gained another two talantons_of _silver.
23 The master of _him was _saying to _him:
Well done, good and faithful slave.
You _were faithful over a_few things, I _will _be _appointing you over many things, come _in into the joy of _the master of _you.
24 And the one having _received with _the one talanton_of _silver, having_ also _approached said:
Master, I _knew you, that you _are a_hard, man, reaping where you_ not _sowed, and gathering _together whence you_ not _scattered.
25 And having _been _afraid having _gone _away, I _hid the talanton_of _silver of _you in the ground.
Behold, you _are _having the your own.
26 But the master of _him, answering said to _him:
Evil and reluctant slave.
You _had _known that I _am _reaping where I_ not _sowed, and I _am _gathering _together whence I_ not _scattered.
27 Therefore it _was _fitting you to _put the silver _coins of _me to _the bankers, and having _come, I would received _back the mine with interest.
28 Therefore take_ the talanton_of _silver _away from him, and give it to _the one having the ten talantons_of _silver.
29 For/Because to _everyone which having will _be _being _given and will _be _being _in _abundance, but the one not having, even what he _is _having will _be _being _taken _away from him.
30 And throw _out the useless slave into the the outer darkness.
There will _be the weeping and the grating of_ the _teeth.

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Jerusalem during the New Testament

By the time of the New Testament, the ancient city of Jerusalem had been transformed from the relatively small fortress of David’s day (2 Samuel 5:6-10; 1 Chronicles 11:4-9) into a major city with a Temple that rivaled the greatest temples in the Roman world. Just prior to Jesus’ birth, Herod the Great completely renovated and expanded the Temple of the Lord, and he also built a lavish palace for himself, various pools (where Jesus occasionally performed healings), public buildings, and military citadels, including the Antonia Fortress, which overlooked the Temple. Wealthy residents, including the high priest, occupied extravagant houses in the Upper City, while the poorer residents were relegated to less desirable areas like the Lower City. The Essene Quarter was so named because many of its residents belonged to the Essenes, a strict religious sect that was known for its careful attention to the law of Moses. Across the Kidron Valley lay the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples (Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-53; John 18:1-14). Further east was the Mount of Olives, where Jesus began his triumphal entry one week before his crucifixion (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19), taught his disciples about the last days (Matthew 24-25; Mark 13), and eventually ascended to heaven after his resurrection (Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11).

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The parable about using what you’re given

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