Luke 19:17
And he said to him, Well, thou good bondman. Because thou became faithful in the least, be thou having authority over ten cities.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
16And the first came, saying, Lord, thy mina gained ten minas.
18And the second came, saying, Lord, thy mina gained five minas.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:30Therefore LORD, the God of Israel, says, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me forever, but now LORD says, Be it far from me, for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me
Luke 16:10The man faithful in the least is faithful also in much, and the man unrighteous in the least is unrighteous also in much.
Romans 2:29but he is a Jew in what is hidden, and circumcision is of the heart, in spirit not a document, whose praise is not from men but from God.
2 Timothy 2:10Because of this I endure all things because of the chosen, so that they also may experience salvation in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
1 Peter 5:4And when the chief Shepherd is made known, ye will receive the unfading crown of glory.
Matthew Henry on Luke 19:12-28
The Nobleman and His Servants. 11 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. 12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. 13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. 14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this… Read the whole commentary →