Cross references

Matthew 25:16

The servant who had received the five talents went at once and put them to work and gained five more.

Matthew 25:16 BSB

a Or 15... And he went on his journey at once. 16... went and put them to work. Translators vary as to the placement of the Greek adverb eutheōs (at once) at the end of verse 15 or at the beginning of verse 16.

Matthew 25:16 has 24 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Timothy 6:17–18 (4 votes) and 2 Timothy 2:6 (4 votes). 11 other verses point back to it. It links with 15 other books, from 2 Samuel 7 to 3 John 1.

Which verses does Matthew 25:16 point to?

The 20 strongest of 24, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

1 Timothy 6:17–184 votes
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,
2 Timothy 2:64 votes
The hardworking farmer should be the first to partake of the crops.
Philemon 1:6–74 votes
I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ. I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
3 John 1:5–84 votes
Beloved, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, and especially since they are strangers to you. They have testified to the church about your love. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God. …
2 Chronicles 33:15–163 votes
He removed the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the LORD, along with all the altars he had built on the temple mount and in Jerusalem, and he dumped them outside the city. Then he restored the altar of the LORD and sacrificed peace offerings and thank offerings on it, and he told Judah to serve the LORD, the God of Israel.
Nehemiah 5:14–193 votes
Furthermore, from the day King Artaxerxes appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from his twentieth year until his thirty-second year (twelve years total), neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor. The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people. But I did not do this, because of my fear of God. …
Isaiah 23:183 votes
Yet her profits and wages will be set apart to the LORD; they will not be stored or saved, for her profit will go to those who live before the LORD, for abundant food and fine clothing.
Isaiah 60:5–163 votes
Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you. Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD. …
Acts 13:363 votes
For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.
Romans 15:18–193 votes
I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed, by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
1 Corinthians 9:16–233 votes
2 Timothy 4:5–83 votes
2 Samuel 7:1–32 votes
1 Chronicles 13:1–32 votes
1 Chronicles 22:1–192 votes
1 Chronicles 28:2–29:172 votes
2 Chronicles 1:9–102 votes
2 Chronicles 15:8–152 votes
2 Chronicles 17:3–92 votes
2 Chronicles 19:4–102 votes

Which verses point to Matthew 25:16?

The 10 strongest of 11.