Matthew 25:14-15

The Parable of the Talents

14 aFor bit will be like a man cgoing on a journey, who called his servants
Greek bondservants; also verse 19
and entrusted to them his property.
15To one he gave five etalents,
A  talent was a monetary unit worth about twenty years’ wages for a laborer
to another two, to another one, gto each according to his ability. Then he hwent away.

Mark 13:34

34 iIt is like a man jgoing on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants
Greek bondservants
in charge, leach with his work, and commands mthe doorkeeper to stay awake.

Luke 19:12

12He said therefore, nA nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.
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