Luke 19:18
The second servant came in and said, ‘Lord, your money has earned five times as much.’
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
In Context
19‘I'm placing you in charge of five cities,’ said the king.
Cross References
Matthew 13:23The seeds sown on good soil are people who hear the message, and understand it, and who produce a good harvest—some one hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times what was sown.”
Mark 4:20But the seeds sown on good soil illustrate those who hear the word, accept it, and are productive—producing thirty, sixty, and a hundred times what was originally sown.
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 →