25. Was afraid There doubtless will many be damned from moral cowardice. The fearful as well as the unbelieving shall have their part in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone. Revelation 21:8. Thou hast that is thine I give you back all you gave me. I have done no harm. I am a very innocent man. I have destroyed nothing. We now are about even. read more
26. Wicked and slothful servant The precise opposite of good and faithful. Wicked in self-exculpation, by calumniating his Lord. Slothful in neglecting his talent. Thou knewest The master echoes the culprit, in order to condemn him on his own grounds. It is best understood as an interrogation: “You knew I was a hard man, did you?” read more
27. Thou oughtest therefore In view of my very supposed hardness. Men sometimes think that the doctrine of eternal condemnation is too terrible to believe, and so refuse to believe or repent. The infinitely better way is to say, “The eternal damnation is so terrible I will make sure not to incur it.” Exchangers Brokers, or men whose business it is not only to give one kind of coin for another, but also to take money as loan and pay interest upon it. Usury The word, in the time it was... read more
28. Take therefore the talent from him Take from him all farther probation and chance for doing service. read more
29. Unto every one that hath That hath the addition of talents resulting from faithful improvement of talents. Hath not The gains of improvement. Shall be taken away even that first conferred talent which he hath. read more
30. Cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness This is the consummation of judgment. Loss of all farther means of divine favour, and rejection from the life and glory of the divine presence. See note on Matthew 8:12. read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 25:24
24. The one talent Our Lord does not mean by this, that men of inferior responsibilities are less likely to discharge them than those of higher. Men whose splendid abilities or means lade them with a mighty load of responsibilities, often make their very means an instrument, not only of unfaithfulness, but of great positive wickedness. Perhaps the smallness of the sum committed arose from the very smallness of his first moral value, and that same smallness of moral value he showed in his... read more