Luke 19:20
Another servant came in and said, ‘Lord, look, here's your money back. I kept it safe, wrapped up in a cloth.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
In Context
19‘I'm placing you in charge of five cities,’ said the king.
Cross References
Proverbs 26:13Lazy people are the ones who say, “There's a lion on the road—a lion running around the streets!”
Luke 3:9The ax is set to begin chopping at the base of the trees. Any tree that doesn't produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire.”
Luke 19:13He called ten of his servants, divided money equally among them, and told them, ‘Invest this money until I return.’
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 →