Luke 19:18

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

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

17And he said to him: Well done, thou good servant, because thou hast been faithful in a little, thou shalt have power over ten cities.

19And he said to him: Be thou also over five cities.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:23But he that received the seed upon good ground, is he that heareth the word, and understandeth, and beareth fruit, and yieldeth the one an hundredfold, and another sixty, and another thirty.

Mark 4:20And these are they who are sown upon the good ground, who hear the word, and receive it, and yield fruit, the one thirty, another sixty, and another a hundred.

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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