Luke 19:21

Because I was in fear of you, for you are a hard man: you take up what you have not put down, and get in grain where you have not put seed.

World English Bible British with Deuterocanon

In The King James Version

For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.

In Context

20And another came, saying, Lord, here is your pound, which I put away in a cloth;

22He said to him, By the words of your mouth you will be judged, you bad servant. You had knowledge that I am a hard man, taking up what I have not put down and getting in grain where I have not put seed;

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Cross References

Exodus 20:19And they said to Moses, To your words we will give ear, but let not the voice of God come to our ears, for fear death may come on us.

1 Samuel 12:20Then Samuel said to the people, Have no fear: truly you have done evil, but do not be turned away from the Lord; be his servants with all your heart;

Job 21:14Though they said to God, Go away from us, for we have no desire for the knowledge of your ways.

Malachi 3:14You have said, It is no use worshipping God: what profit have we had from keeping his orders, and going in clothing of sorrow before the Lord of armies?

Romans 8:7Because the mind of the flesh is opposite to God; it is not under the law of God, and is not able to be:

2 Timothy 1:7For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of self-control.

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 →

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