Luke 19:26
I say to you, that to every one who hath, will be given; but from him that hath not, even what he hath will be taken away.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
25(And they said to him, He hath ten pounds, Lord.)
Cross References
Ezekiel 44:12Because they ministered to them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity, therefore have I lifted up my hand against them, saith the Lord Jehovah, that they shall bear their iniquity.
Matthew 21:43Therefore I say to you, that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and given to a nation yielding the fruits thereof.
Mark 4:25For he that hath, to him will be given; and he that hath not, from him will be taken away even what he hath.
Luke 16:3Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do, now that my lord taketh away from me the stewardship? I cannot dig, I am 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 →