Luke 19:17
The king said to him, ‘Well done, good servant! Because yoʋ have been faithful in a very small matter, take authority over ten cities.’
Text-Critical English NT
In The King James Version
In Context
16The first came before him and said, ‘Master, yoʋr mina has made ten minas more.’
18The second came and said, ‘Master, yoʋr mina has made five minas.’
Cross References
Luke 16:10“He who is faithful with very little is also faithful with much, and he who is dishonest with very little is also dishonest with much.
Romans 2:29but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. Such a man's praise comes not from men but from God.
2 Timothy 2:10Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the chosen, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
1 Peter 5:4And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
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 →