Luke 19:20
And another came, saying, Lord, behold thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin.
Noyes 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 he said also to this servant, And be thou over five cities.
Cross References
Proverbs 26:13The slothful man saith, “There is a lion in the way; There is a lion in the streets.”
Luke 3:9And already also is the axe lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that beareth not good fruit is to be cut down, and cast into the fire.
Luke 19:13And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten pounds, and said to them, Trade with these, till 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 →