Luke 19:20
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, your mina, that I had lying away in a napkin;
Literal Standard 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
19and he also said to this one, And you, become [ruler] over five cities.
Cross References
Proverbs 26:13The slothful has said, || “A lion [is] in the way, || A lion [is] in the broad places.”
Luke 3:9and also the axe is already laid to the root of the trees, every tree, therefore, not making good fruit is cut down, and it is cast into fire.”
Luke 19:13and having called ten servants of his own, he gave ten minas to them and said to them, Do business—until I come;
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 →