Luke 19:17

And 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.

Bible in Basic English

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 before him, saying, Lord, your pound has made ten pounds.

18And another came, saying, Your pound has made five pounds.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:30For this reason the Lord God of Israel has said, Truly I did say that your family and your father's people would have their place before me for ever: but now the Lord says, Let it not be so; I will give honour to those by whom I am honoured, and those who have no respect for me will be of small value in my eyes.

Luke 16:10He who is true in a little, is true in much; he who is false in small things, is false in great.

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

2 Timothy 2:10But I undergo all things for the saints, so that they may have salvation in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

1 Peter 5:4And at the coming of the chief Keeper of the sheep, you will be given the eternal 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 →

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