Mateo 25:25

25 y tuve miedo, y fui y escondí tu talento en la tierra; mira, aquí tienes lo que es tuyo."

Mateo 25:25 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 25:25

And I was afraid
The Persic version adds, "to negotiate with thy money": he was afraid, lest by trading he should not gain what his Lord expected; and most of all, lest he should lose the talent itself; and dreaded his Lord's austerity, should that be the case, fearing that he would have no mercy on him. This was his pretence; but the true causes were sloth and earthly mindedness:

and went and hid thy talent in the earth;
that it might not be lost, though it lay useless, and turned to no account. The Arabic version renders it, "and buried thy goods in the earth": he owned the money to be his Lord's, and thought he did very well, and enough, that he preserved it, though he had not improved it; and this he hoped would be a sufficient excuse, and on which he laid the greatest stress:

lo! there thou hast that is thine:
he again acknowledges, that the gifts he had were not his own, but his master's; and whereas he had kept them entire, as he had received them, and there was the full sum he was intrusted with, he hoped no more would be required: but it is not sufficient to retain what is given, it must be made use of and improved; for every spiritual gift is given to profit with: and besides, there seems to be a degree of rudeness in these words; he does not bring the talent with him, and return it, but only signifies that he had hid it in the earth, in such a place, and "there" it was, where his Lord might take it, and have it again, if he pleased.

Mateo 25:25 In-Context

23 Su señor le dijo: "Bien, siervo bueno y fiel; en lo poco fuiste fiel, sobre mucho te pondré; entra en el gozo de tu señor."

24 Pero llegando también el que había recibido un talento, dijo: "Señor, yo sabía que eres un hombre duro, que siegas donde no sembraste y recoges donde no esparciste,

25 y tuve miedo, y fui y escondí tu talento en la tierra; mira, aquí tienes lo que es tuyo."

26 Pero su señor respondió, y le dijo: "Siervo malo y perezoso, sabías que siego donde no sembré, y que recojo donde no esparcí.

27 "Debías entonces haber puesto mi dinero en el banco, y al llegar yo hubiera recibido mi dinero con intereses.