Parable of the talents or mina – Images

To summarize, the parable of the talents about a rich ruler who leaves for an extended period and bestows some cash upon his servants. He gives each servant a different sum, according to their abilities. One receives five talents, another receives two, and the last receives one.

When the ruler returns, he finds that the first servant doubled his five talents and now has ten, the second servant doubled his two talents and now has four, but the last one hid his talent and never used it. The ruler rewards the first two for their efforts and punishes the third one for his “wicked and slothful” behavior.

There are a variety of interpretations about what Jesus Christ meant when he told this parable. Some believe Jesus was talking about our spiritual talents bestowed upon us at birth