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Luke 19:20
20“Then the other servant said, ‘Sir, look! Here’s your coin. I’ve kept it in a cloth for safekeeping because
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
18“The second servant said, ‘The coin you gave me, sir, has made five times as much.’ 19“The king said to this servant, ‘You take charge of five cities.’ “Then the other servant said, ‘Sir, look! Here’s your coin. I’ve kept it in a cloth for safekeeping because 21I was afraid of you. You’re a tough person to get along with. You take what isn’t yours and harvest grain you haven’t planted.’ 22“The king said to him, ‘I’ll judge you by what you’ve said, you evil servant! You knew that I was a tough person to get along with. You knew that I take what isn’t mine and harvest grain I haven’t planted.
Read all of Luke 19Luke 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 19:13⌞Before he left,⌟ he called ten of his servants and gave them ten coins. He said to his servants, ‘Invest this money until I come back.’
- Luke 3:9The ax is now ready to cut the roots of the trees. Any tree that doesn’t produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into a fire.”
- Luke 6:46“Why do you call me Lord but don’t do what I tell you?
- Proverbs 26:13A lazy person says, “There’s a ferocious lion out on the road! There’s a lion loose in the streets!”
- Matthew 25:24“Then the one who received two thousand dollars came and said, ‘Sir, I knew that you are a hard person to please. You harvest where you haven’t planted and gather where you haven’t scattered any seeds.
- James 4:17Whoever knows what is right but doesn’t do it is sinning.
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
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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
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