Luke 19:20
"And the next came to him and said, ‘Here master is your pound which I was keeping safe in a napkin.
Montgomery New Testament
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
19"Then he said to him also, ‘You shall be over five cities.’
21"‘For I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take what you did not sow.’
Cross References
Luke 3:9And now truly the axe is already laid at the root of the trees. So every tree which is not bearing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."
Luke 19:13"And he summoned ten slaves of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said to them, "‘Trade with these until 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 →