Matthew 25:24 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 25:24

Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter;

KJV

Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (420)

For truly that which is written, To offer excuses excusing sins (Ps. 141:4.) happened to this servant, so that to slothfulness and idleness was added also the sin of pride. For he who ought to have honestly acknowledged his fault, and to have entreated the Master of the household, on the contrary cavils against him, and avers that he did it with provident design, lest while he sought to make profit he should hazard the capital.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

He never knew God, who thinks him a hard master. Reaping where thou hast not sown - That is, requiring more of us than thou hast given us power to perform. So does every obstinate sinner, in one kind or other, lay the blame of his own sins on God.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Note, It is common for people to make a very light matter of that which will be their condemnation in the great day. Or, if he was conscious to himself that it was his fault, it intimates how easily slothful servants will be convicted in the judgment; there will need no great search for proof, for their own tongues shall fall upon them.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The one talent - The design of this part of the parable is to show that no one is excused for neglecting his duty because he has few talents. God will require of him only according to his ability, 1Co 4:2; Luk 12:48; 2Co 8:12. A hard man - Of a sordid, griping disposition; taking advantage of the poor, and oppressing them. Reaping ... - This is indicative of an avaricious and overbearing disposition; compelling the poor to sow for him, and reaping all the benefit himself.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

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Original language & word study

25 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
προσελθὼν	proselthōn	Having come	G4334 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ἓν	hen	one	G1520 →
τάλαντον	talanton	talent	G5007 →
εἰληφὼς	eilēphōs	having received	G2983 →
εἶπεν·	eipen	he said;	G2036 →
κύριε,	kurie	Master,	G2962 →
ἔγνων	egnōn	I knew	G1097 →
σε	se	you	G4771 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
σκληρὸς	sklēros	hard	G4642 →
εἶ	ei	you are	G1510 →
ἄνθρωπος	anthrōpos	a man	G444 →
θερίζων	therizōn	reaping	G2325 →
ὅπου	hopou	where	G3699 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἔσπειρας	espeiras	you did sow	G4687 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
συνάγων	sunagōn	gathering	G4863 →
ὅθεν	hothen	from where	G3606 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
διεσκόρπισας·	dieskorpisas	you did scatter;	G1287 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Jeremiah 2:31
You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: “Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam;…
leads to
- 2 Samuel 12:7–9
  Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
- Deuteronomy 32:15
  But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked—becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.
- Psalms 10:4
  In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
- Psalms 12:4
  They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”
Through
Luke 15:29
But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with…
leads to
- Luke 18:11–12
  The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
- Zechariah 7:3
  by asking the priests of the house of the LORD of Hosts, as well as the prophets, “Should I weep and fast in the fifth month, as I have done these many years?”
- Luke 15:7
  In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.
- Malachi 3:14
  You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts?