Luke 19:20
And another came, saying, Lord, here is your pound, which I put away in a cloth;
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
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, You will be ruler over five towns.
Cross References
Proverbs 26:13The hater of work says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Luke 3:9And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; and every tree which does not have good fruit will be cut down and put into the fire.
Luke 19:13And he sent for ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds and said to them, Do business with this 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 →