Matthew 25:17

17 In the same way he 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 To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one--to each according to his individual capacity; and then started from home.

16 Without delay the one who had received the five talents went and employed them in business, and gained five more.

17 In the same way he who had the two gained two more.

18 But the man who had received the one went and dug a hole and buried his master's money.

19 "After a long lapse of time the master of those servants returned, and had a reckoning with them.