Luke 19:19
The king said to him, ‘Yoʋ are to be over five cities.’
Text-Critical English NT
In The King James Version
And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
In Context
18The second came and said, ‘Master, yoʋr mina has made five minas.’
Cross References
1 Corinthians 15:41There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory.
2 Corinthians 9:6My point is this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
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 →