Luke 19:26
'I say to you, that everyone who has will be given more, but from him that has not, even that which he has will be taken away.
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25They said to him, 'Lord, he has ten minas.'
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:30For Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, 'I promised that your house, and the house of your ancestor, should walk before me forever.' But now Yahweh says, 'Far be it from me to do this, for I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be lightly esteemed.
2 Samuel 7:15But my covenant faithfulness will not leave him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.
Ezekiel 44:12But because they performed the sacrifices before their idols, they became stumbling blocks for sin for the house of Israel. Therefore I will lift up my hand to swear an oath against them—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—they will bear their punishment.
Matthew 21:43Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and will be given to a nation that produces its fruits.
Mark 4:25Because whoever has, to him will be given more, and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken.”
Luke 16:3The manager said to himself, 'What should I do, since my master is taking away my management job? I do not have strength to dig, and 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 →