Luke 19:21

Luke 19:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
• New International Version (NIV)I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.’
• New King James Version (NKJV)For I feared you, because you are an austere man. You collect what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’
• New Living Translation (NLT)I was afraid because you are a hard man to deal with, taking what isn’t yours and harvesting crops you didn’t plant.’

Context of Luke 19:21

19And he said to him, 'And you are to be over five cities.' 20Then another came, saying, 'Lord, here is your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief; for I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You take what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.' 22He said to him, 'I will condemn you with your own words, you wicked servant! You knew that I was a severe man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow? 23Why then did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I might have collected it with interest?'

Luke 19:21 word by word

ἐφοβούμην γάρ σε, ὅτι ἄνθρωπος αὐστηρὸς εἶ· αἴρεις ὃ οὐκ ἔθηκας καὶ θερίζεις ὃ οὐκ ἔσπειρας.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• I fearedφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• thou artεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• an austereαὐστηρόςaustēros · severeG840
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• thou takest upαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• thou layedstτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
• notοὐou · noG3756
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• reapestθερίζωtheridō · to reapG2325
• thou didstσπείρωspeirō · to sowG4687

Cross-references for Luke 19:21

• Exodus 20:19and said to Moses, "You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, lest we die."
• 1 Samuel 12:20And Samuel said to the people, "Do not be afraid; you have done all this evil. Yet do not turn aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart.
• Matthew 25:24He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, 'Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed,
• Romans 8:15For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, "Abba! Father!"
• 2 Timothy 1:7for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
• James 2:10For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it.
• 1 John 4:18There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
• 1 Samuel 6:19And he struck some of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they looked upon the ark of the Lord. He struck seventy men of them, and the people mourned because the Lord had struck the people with a great blow.
• 2 Samuel 6:9And David was afraid of the Lord that day, and he said, "How can the ark of the Lord come to me?"
• Job 21:14They say to God, 'Depart from us! We do not desire the knowledge of your ways.
• Ezekiel 18:25"Yet you say, 'The way of the Lord is not just.' Hear now, O house of Israel: Is my way not just? Is it not your ways that are not just?
• Malachi 3:14You have said, 'It is vain to serve God. What is the profit of our keeping his charge or of walking as in mourning before the Lord of hosts?
• Romans 8:7For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot.
• Jude 1:15to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him."

Commentaries on Luke 19:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21An austere man - Hard, severe, oppressive. The word is commonly applied to unripe fruit, and means “sour,” unpleasant; harsh. In this case it means that the man was taking every advantage, and, while “he” lived in idleness, was making his living out of the toils of others. Thou takest up … - Thou dost exact of others what thou didst not give. The phrase is applied to a man who “finds” what has been lost by another, and keeps it himself, and refuses 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 19:21

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

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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