The Parable of the Talents
The Parable of the Talents Matthew 25:14-30 The parable of the talents ( 25:14–30 ). “Talent” is a unit of weight. It became a monetary term as that unit of weight used of the metals that served as money—gold, silver, or copper. A talent of silver represented some 20 years wages for a day laborer and thus was worth far more than the $ 1,000 suggested in the NIV notes. The point of the parable is that good servants felt responsible and immediately set about using the funds entrusted to them in their master’s behalf. What’s more, they worked faithfully at serving him. The poor servant was not faithful in carrying out this responsibility. Lessons from this parable. Till Christ returns we are to use every resource He has given us in His service. How exciting to realize that whatever those resources may be, our reward is based on faithfulness, not the size of our achievements ( cf . 25:21 , 23 ). Richards, Lawrence O. The Bible Reader’s Companion. electronic ed. Whea...