Matthew 25:29

Verse 29. To every one that hath, and so forth That is, who hath, so as to have made good use of, or to have improved, what was committed to his trust and management. See the notes Matthew 13, verse 12. Witham.—When those who are gifted with the grace of understanding for the benefit of others, refuse to make a proper use of the gift, that grace is of consequence withdrawn; whereas had they employed it with zeal and diligence, they would have received additional graces. Saint John Chrysostom hom. lxxix.—This, moreover, shews that God never requires of men more than he has enabled them to perform.