Matthew 25:17

17 In the same way the one [who had] the two gained two more.

Matthew 25:17 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 25:17

And likewise he that received two
Talents, or a lesser measure of ministerial gifts:

he also gained other two;
he worked and laboured, and traded, in proportion to the gifts he had received; and his improvements and success, under a divine blessing, were answerable.

Matthew 25:17 In-Context

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

16 The one who had received the five talents went out [and] traded with them and gained five more.

17 In the same way the one [who had] the two gained two more.

18 But the one who had received the one went away [and] dug up the ground and hid his master's money.

19 Now after a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with them.