Luke 19:20
And another came, and said: My lord, lo, this is thy pound, which hath been with me, laid up in fine linen.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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
19He said likewise to him: Thou also shalt have authority over five towns.
Cross References
Luke 3:9And lo, the ax is put to the root of trees. Every tree therefore that beareth not good fruits, is hewed down, and falleth into the fire.
Luke 19:13And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten pounds: and he said to them, Traffic 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 →