Story of the talents

Story of the talents

By Janlibeth Tochon

Multiple Choice

The Story of the Talents is on

• Colossians 5:4

• Matthew 25:14-30

Multiple Choice

The man in the story was going

• on a long journey

• to the hospital

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The man called his servants together and gave them

• his clothes to wash while he was away.

• his money to take care of while he was away.

​A talent was a measurement of money.

It would take a worker twenty years to earn a talent of money.

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Multiple Choice

How many talents the master gave the first servant?

• he received five bags

• he received nine bags

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How many talents did the second servant receive to care for?

• He received two talents.

• He received six talents.

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And what about the last servant, what did he get?

• He received five talents.

• He received one talent.

Can I have a volunteer read verse 15 of Matthew 25 please?

“¹⁵ He gave five bags of silver to one, two bags of silver to another, and one bag of silver to the last—dividing it in proportion to their abilities. He then left on his trip.”

So why, according to this verse, did the master divide up his money the way he did?

Multiple Choice

What did the first servant do with the money after his master went on the trip?

• He share it with his family.

• He invested it and doubled his master’s money.

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What about the second servant, what did he do with the money entrusted to him?

• He doubled his master’s money.

• He gave to the king.

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Tell me about this last servant, what he did with the one talent the master gave to him to care for?

• He took it to the bank.

• He dug a hole and hid his master’s money.

These stories contain many valuable lessons for everyone.

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Parables of Jesus

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talent

1. natural aptitude or skill.

​​Singing

​​Playing an instrument

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