Matthew 25:15 — Compare Translations

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To one he gave five talents [probably about$5,000], to another two, to another one--to each in proportion to his own personal ability. Then he departed and left the country.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

To one he gave five talents [probably about $5,000], to another two, to another one–to each in proportion to his own personal ability. Then he departed and left the country.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent—each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent, depending on each one’s ability. Then he went on a journey. Immediately

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to each according to his particular ability, and immediately went away out of the country.

English EASY 2024

The master gave one servant 5,000 gold coins. He gave another servant 2,000 gold coins, and he gave 1,000 gold coins to another servant. The master gave to each servant what he would be able to use well. Then he went away on his journey.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

He decided how much each servant would be able to care for. The man gave one servant five bags of money. He gave another servant two bags. And he gave a third servant one bag. Then he left.

To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

He gave to each one according to his ability: to one he gave five thousand gold coins, to another he gave two thousand, and to another he gave one thousand. Then he left on his trip.

English God's Word - GW 1995

He gave one man ten thousand dollars, another four thousand dollars, and another two thousand dollars. Each was given money based on his ability. Then the man went on his trip.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

To one he gave five talents; to another, two; and to another, one-- to each according to his own ability. Then he went on a journey. Immediately

English KJV 1611

And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

English LSB

And to one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to every man according to his ability. And immediately he took his journey.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"To one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

To one he gave five talents; to another, two; to a third, one-- to each according to his ability. Then he went away. Immediately

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

He gave $10,000 to one. He gave $4,000 to another. And he gave $2,000 to the third. The man gave each servant the amount of money he knew the servant could take care of. Then he went on his journey.

English NIV

To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.

English NKJ 1982

And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey.

English NLT

He gave five bags of gold to one, two bags of gold to another, and one bag of gold to the last--dividing it in proportion to their abilities--and then left on his trip.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Before he left on his journey, he entrusted a bag of five thousand gold coins to one of his servants, to another a bag of two thousand gold coins, and to the third a bag of one thousand gold coins, each according to his ability to manage.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“He gave “5,000 to one, “2,000 to another, and “1,000 to the last—dividing it in proportion to their abilities—and then left on his trip.

English Tyndale 1537

And unto one he gave five talents, to another two and to another one: to every man after his ability, and straight way departed.