Luke 19:20

Luke 19:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
• New International Version (NIV)“Then another servant came and said, ‘Sir, here is your mina; I have kept it laid away in a piece of cloth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then another came, saying, 'Lord, here is your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief;
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Then another came, saying, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have kept put away in a handkerchief.

Context of Luke 19:20

18The second servant came and said, “Master, your money has made five more pounds.” 19The king replied, “You will rule over five cities.” Then another servant came. He said, “Master, here is your money. I put it away in a piece of cloth to keep it safe. 21I did this because I was afraid of you. You tell people what they should do all the time. You take things that you did not work for. You take food from fields where you did not plant any seed.” 22The king replied, “You are a very bad servant! I will use your own words to show you that you have done the wrong thing. You say that I tell people what they should do all the time. That I take things that I did not work for. That I take food from fields where I did not plant any seed. Did you know all that about me?

Luke 19:20 word by word

Καὶ ὁ ἕτερος ἦλθεν λέγων· κύριε, ἰδοὺ ἡ μνᾶ σου ἣν εἶχον ἀποκειμένην ἐν σουδαρίῳ·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• anotherἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• poundὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• poundμνᾶmna · minaG3414
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• I haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• kept laid upἀπόκειμαιapokeimai · to lay upG606
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• a napkinσουδάριονsoudarion · handkerchiefG4676

Cross-references for Luke 19:20

• Luke 19:13Before he left, he asked ten of his servants to come to him. He gave each of them ten pounds of silver. “Use this money to get more money for me while I am away,” he said.
• Luke 3:9You are like trees that have bad fruit. God has an axe ready to use. He will cut down every tree that does not make good fruit. He will throw those trees into the fire.’
• Luke 6:46Jesus said, ‘If you refuse to obey me, do not call me, “Master, Master.”
• Proverbs 26:13A lazy person does not go out of his house. He says, ‘There is a lion outside in the street!’
• Matthew 25:24The servant who had received 1,000 gold coins then came to his master. The servant said, “Master, I know what you are like. You tell people what they should do all the time. You take food from fields where you did not put any seed in the ground. You get fruit from trees that you did not plant.
• James 4:17So you know the right thing that you ought to do. But if you know that and you do not do the right thing, then you have done a wrong thing.

Commentaries on Luke 19:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Lord, behold, here is thy pound - See Matthew 25:18.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20A napkin - A towel. He means by it that he had not wasted it nor thrown it by carelessly, but had been “very careful” of it; so much so as to be at the pains to tie it up in a towel and put it in a safe place, as if he had been “very faithful” to his trust. So many people employ their talents, their learning, their property, their influence. They “have” them; they “keep” them; but they never “use” them in the service of the Lord Jesus; and, in regard to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-27Verses 11-27 This parable is like that of the talents, Mt 25. Those that are called to Christ, he furnishes with gifts needful for their business; and from those to whom he gives power, he expects service. The manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal, 1Co 12:7. And as every one has received the gift, so let him minister the same, 1Pe 4:10. The account required, resembles that in the parable of the talents; and the punishment of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-27This parable has two main purposes: To teach stewardship. This means managing gifts and resources well while the man of noble birth (Jesus) is away (compare Matthew 25:14–30). To correct the belief that the kingdom of God would start immediately when Jesus entered Jerusalem. Most Jews in the time of Jesus expected that when the Messiah (the Christ) came, God’s kingdom would be established physically on earth, with Jerusalem at its center (see Isaiah…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-2615-26. (See on Mt 25:19-29.) ten ... five cities--different degrees of future gracious reward, proportioned to the measure of present fidelity.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 19:20

• Civil Service
• Faithfulness
• Idleness
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judgment
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Opportunity
• Pound
• Probation
• Responsibility
• Servant
• Steward
• Trustee
• Unfaithfulness
• Works

In the dictionaries

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• Handkerchief
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• Napkin
• Occupy
• Pound
• Rebuke
• Round

Commentaries on Luke 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings