Luke 19:16

And the first came before him, saying, Lord, your pound has made ten pounds.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.

In Context

15And when he came back again, having got his kingdom, he gave orders for those servants to whom he had given the money to come to him, so that he might have an account of what business they had done.

17And he said to him, You have done well, O good servant: because you have done well in a small thing you will have authority over ten towns.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:16O Lord our God, all this store, which we have made ready for the building of a house for your holy name, comes from your hand and is yours.

Colossians 1:28Whom we are preaching; guiding and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that every man may be complete in Christ;

James 2:18But a man may say, You have faith and I have works; let me see your faith without your works, and I will make my faith clear to you by my works.

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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