Luke 19:17
"And he said to him, ‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.’
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
16"And the first came before him, saying, ‘Master, your pound has made ten pounds.’
18"And the second came and said, ‘Master, your pound has made five pounds.’
Cross References
Luke 16:10"The man who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much, and he who is unjust in a very little, is unjust also as much.
Romans 2:29but the real Jew is one inwardly, and real circumcision is heart- circumcision, spiritual, not literal, praised not by men, but by God.
2 Timothy 2:10But God’s message is no prisoner. That is why I endure everything for the sake of the chosen, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
1 Peter 5:4Then, when the Chief Shepherd shall appear, you too will receive the fadeless wreath 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 →