Bible Strands
Matthew 25:27
Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received it back with interest.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The master speaks to the condemned servant during the final reckoning of the entrusted talents, directly following his rebuke for inaction.
The words — The master employs ἔδει (edei), meaning "it was necessary," to establish obligation, and βαλεῖν (balein), "to put," to specify the required action of depositing the coins.
The thread — This instruction to generate interest aligns with the parallel judgment in Luke 19:22, while standing in tension with the Deuteronomy 23:19 prohibition against charging a brother interest.
Why it lands — The text demands active stewardship rather than passive preservation, requiring the reader to account for how entrusted resources are utilized before the owner returns.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 23:19 Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan.
- Luke 19:22 His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
- Romans 3:19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
- Jude 1:15 to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners.”