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Berean Standard Bible

“His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’”

Matthew 25:23

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In the parable of the talents, a master entrusts money to three servants before going on a journey. Two invest and double what they were given, while the third buries his.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’

World English Bible (WEB)

“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

King James Version (KJV)

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

American Standard Version (ASV)

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'His lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things you wast faithful, over many things I will set you; enter into the joy of your lord.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Su señor le dijo: Bien, buen siervo y fiel; sobre poco has sido fiel, sobre mucho te pondré: entra en el gozo de tu señor.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

“¡Estupendo!”, le respondió el jefe. “Eres un siervo bueno y fiel. Y ya que has sido fiel con lo poco que deposité en tus manos, te voy a confiar ahora una cantidad mayor. Ven, entra, celebremos tu éxito”.

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