Luke 19:17
He said to him: ‘Super, you good slave! Because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities!’
Family 35 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
16So the first one came and said, ‘Master, your mina earned ten minas!’
18And the second one came and said, ‘Master, your mina made five minas.’
Cross References
Luke 16:10He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much, and he who is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much.
Romans 2:29but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart—in spirit, not letter—whose praise is not from men but from God.
2 Timothy 2:10This is why I endure it all: for the sake of the chosen ones, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
1 Peter 5:4And when the Chief Shepherd is revealed you will receive the unfading 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 →