July 11, 2026 PORTALS OF PRAYER READINGS
Matthew 25:14-23
The Parable of the Talents
14 “For it will be like
a man going on a journey, who called his servants[a] and
entrusted to them his property. 15 To one he gave
five talents,[b] to
another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then
he went away. 16 He who had received the
five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. 17 So also he who had the two talents made two
talents more. 18 But he who had
received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's
money. 19 Now after a long
time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. 20 And he who had received the five talents came
forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five
talents; here, I have made five talents more.’ 21 His
master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant.[c] You
have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter
into the joy of your master.’ 22 And he also who had the
two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents;
here, I have made two talents more.’ 23 His
master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been
faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your
master.’
Footnotes
- Matthew 25:14 Or bondservants;
also verse 19
- Matthew 25:15 A talent was
a monetary unit worth about twenty years' wages for a laborer
- Matthew 25:21 Or bondservant;
also verses 23, 26, 30
Psalm 100
His Steadfast Love Endures Forever
A Psalm for giving thanks.
100 Make a joyful noise to
the Lord, all the earth!
2 Serve
the Lord with gladness!
Come
into his presence with singing!
3 Know that the Lord, he is God!
It is he
who made us, and we are his;[a]
we are
his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter his gates with
thanksgiving,
and
his courts with praise!
Give
thanks to him; bless his name!
5 For the Lord is good;
his
steadfast love endures forever,
and
his faithfulness to all generations.
Footnotes
- Psalm 100:3 Or and not we ourselves
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