American Standard Version

Luke 19:16-26

16AndthefirstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413cameG3854beforehim,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962, thy pound hathmadetenδέκαdekaG1176poundsmore.

17AndhesaidG3004untohim,Welldone, thougoodἀγαθὲagatheG18servantδοῦλε,douleG1401:becausethou wastfoundfaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103inaverylittleἐλαχίστῳelachistōG1646,havethouauthorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849overtenδέκαdekaG1176citiesπόλεων.¶poleōnG4172.

18AndthesecondδεύτεροςdeuterosG1208cameG2064,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, Thy pound,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962, hathmadeG4160fiveπέντεpenteG4002pounds.

19AndhesaidG3004untohimalsoG2532,BethoualsoG2532overfiveπέντεpenteG4002citiesπόλεων.¶poleōnG4172.

20AndanothercameG2064,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,hereisthy pound,whichIkeptlaidupinanapkin:

21forIfearedG5399thee,becausethou artanausteremanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444: thou takestupthatwhichthou layedstnotdownἔθηκαςethēkasG5087,andreapestthatwhichthou didstnotsowἔσπειρας.¶espeirasG4687.

22Hesaith untohim,OutofthineownmouthστόματόςstomatosG4750willIjudgeκρινῶkrinōG2919thee, thouwickedG4190servantδοῦλε.douleG1401. Thou knewestthatIamG1510anausteremanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444,takingG142upthatwhichIlaidἔθηκαethēkaG5087notdownG5087,andreapingθερίζωνtherizōnG2325thatwhichIdidnotsowἔσπειρα·espeiraG4687;

23thenwherefore gavest thounotmymoneyἀργύριονargurionG694intothebank,andIatmycomingἐλθὼνelthōnG2064shouldhaverequireditwithinterestτόκῳtokōG5110?

24AndhesaidG3004untothemthatstoodG3936by,TakeἄρατεarateG142awayG142fromhimthepound,andgiveδότεdoteG1325ituntohimthathaththetenδέκαdekaG1176pounds.

25AndtheysaidG3004untohim,LordG2962,hehathtenδέκαdekaG1176pounds.

26IsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,thatuntoeveryoneG3739thathathshallbegivenG1325;butfromhimthathathnot,evenκαὶkaiG2532thatwhichhehathshallbetakenG142awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142fromhim.

Read all of Luke 19

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain

Commentaries on Luke 19