Luke 19:18

And the second came, and said: My lord, thy pound hath produced five pounds.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

In Context

17He said to him: Well done, good servant! As thou hast been faithful over a little, thou shalt have authority over ten towns.

19He said likewise to him: Thou also shalt have authority over five towns.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:23But that which was sowed on good ground, is he that heareth my word, and understandeth. and beareth fruits, and yieldeth, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, and some thirtyfold.

Mark 4:20And those sown on good ground are they that hear the word, and receive it, and bear fruits, by thirties, and by sixties, and by hundreds.

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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