Luke 19:19
And he said to him, ‘And so, you shall be over five cities.’
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
In Context
18And the second came, saying: ‘Lord, your one pound has earned five pounds.’
20And another approached, saying: ‘Lord, behold your one pound, which I kept stored in a cloth.
Cross References
Isaiah 3:10Tell the just man that it is well, for he shall eat from the fruit from his own plans.
1 Corinthians 15:41One has the brightness of the sun, another the brightness of the moon, and another the brightness of the stars. For even star differs from star in brightness.
2 Corinthians 9:6But I say this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. And whoever sows with blessings shall also reap from blessings:
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 →