Luke 19:26
He said to them: I tell you, that to every one that hath, will be given; and from him that hath not, even what he hath will be taken away.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
25They say to him: Our lord, there are with him ten pounds.
Cross References
Matthew 21:43Therefore I say to you, That the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and shall be given to a people that will yield fruits.
Mark 4:25For to him that hath, will more be given; and from him that hath not, even what he hath, will be taken from him.
Luke 16:3And the steward said with himself: What shall I do, since my lord is about to take from me the stewardship? To dig, I am unable; and to become a beggar, I am ashamed.
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 →