Luke 19:26
The king said, ‘I tell you, to those who have, more will be given; but those who do not have, even what they have will be taken away from them.
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25‘But master, he already has ten times as much,’ they replied.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:30Consequently, this is the declaration of the Lord: I made a definite promise that your family and your father's family would always serve me as priests. But now the Lord declares: Not anymore! Instead I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me I will treat with contempt.
2 Samuel 7:15But I will never take away my kindness and love from him, as I did in the case of Saul whom I removed before you.
Ezekiel 44:12But because they served the people in front of their idols and encouraged the people of Israel to sin, I held up my hand to promise on oath that they would experience the consequences of their sin, declares the Lord God.
Matthew 21:43That's why I'm telling you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you. It will be given to a people who produce the right kind of fruit.
Mark 4:25More will be given to those who already have understanding, but those who don't want to know will have what little understanding they have taken from them.
Luke 16:3The manager said to himself, ‘Now what will I do since my master is going to fire me from my job? I'm not strong enough to dig, and I'm ashamed to beg.
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 →