Luke 19:17

And he said to him: Well done, good servant; because you have been faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

In Context

16And the first came and said: Lord, your pound has gained ten pounds.

18And the second came and said: Lord, your pound has gained five pounds.

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Cross References

Luke 16:10He that is faithful in the least, is faithful also in much. He that is unjust in the least, is unjust also in much.

Romans 2:29but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, not in the letter, whose praise is not of men, but of God.

2 Timothy 2:10For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.

1 Peter 5:4And when the chief shepherd shall appear, you shall receive the crown of glory that fades not away.

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 →

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