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Matthew 25:14

Parable Wealth and Materialism

"Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them."

— Matthew 25:14

Context

Jesus beginning the parable of talents

Surrounding Bible Verses

Details

Book

Matthew

Chapter & Verses

Ch. 25, v.14

Related Sayings

Matthew 13:3-4

"A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up."

Matthew 13:23

"The seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown."

Matthew 13:31-32

"The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree."

Parallel Passages

Same theme (Wealth and Materialism) in other Gospels

Mark 6:38

"How many loaves do you have? Go and see."

Mark 10:23

"How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!"

Luke 6:24

"But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort."