Luke 19:18

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

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

In Context

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.

19And he said, You will be ruler over five towns.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:23And the seed which was put in good earth, this is he who gives ear to the word, and gets the sense of it; who gives fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.

Mark 4:20And these are they who were planted on the good earth; such as give ear to the word, and take it into their hearts, and give fruit, thirty and sixty and a hundred times as much.

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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