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NASB	Matthew 25:14 ¶ "For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them.
AMPLIFIED 2015 2015	Matthew 25:14 ¶ "For it is just like a man who was about to take a journey, and he called his servants together and entrusted them with his possessions. [Luke 19:12-27]

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Bible Question: Matthew 25:14-28

1. Who are these servants? Christians?

2. Verse 26: What does Jesus mean by "...put my money on deposit with the bankers, ... received it back with interest." (NIV)?

3. Verse 30: What or where is this darkness?

If once saved, always saved. How should I understand this parable?

Thanks for your help.

Shalom
Azure

Bible Answer: Hi Azure. They are professing Christians, people who call Jesus 'Lord, Lord'. But some 'do not do what He says' (Luke 6.46). Thus not all are true believers. Jesus point about the deposit was that this servant had failed to have any concern about the interests of his master. Not even enough to put his money on deposit so that his master could benefit. He was totally unconcerned about his master's concerns and purposes. Thus he was only a professing servant, not a real one. The idea of the outer darkness is that it is away from the true light. Where God is, there is light. To be in outer darkness is to be totally away from God. Best wishes Jonp

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