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Matthew 25:14-30 – The Parable of An Excuse Maker
Do people give excuses when doing what is right, or when feeling guilty and try to justify themselves to themselves and others? In the parable of the Talents (Mt.25:14-30), in the Greek, the righteous servants use 10 words to describe their obedience. The unrighteous servant uses 30. As translated in English (NASB; HCSB), both of the righteous servants used 14 words each to describe their works; the unrighteous servant used 40 (HCSB) 42 (NASB). The extra words were excuses for doing nothing. “It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn’t” (Martin Van Buren).
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