Luke 19:20
Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.
Majority Standard Bible
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 to this one he said, ‘You shall have authority over five cities.’
Cross References
Proverbs 26:13The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
Luke 3:9The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
Luke 19:13Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.
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 →