PARABLE OF THE TALENTS, Matthew 25:14-30. The parable of the virgins illustrates the watch for the judgment in life or in death; so the parable of the talent teaches the duty of working while the day lasts. 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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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Matthew 25:30
And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.Cast ye the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness — For what? what had he done? It is true he had not done good. But neither is he charged with doing any harm. Why, for this reason, for barely doing no harm, he is consigned to outer darkness. He is pronounced a wicked, because he was a slothful, an unprofitable servant. So mere harmlessness, on which many build their hope of salvation,... read more