Luke 19:26
I say to you, To everyone who has shall more be given; and from him who has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him.
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
25And they said to him, Lord, he already has ten minas.
Cross References
Matthew 21:43Therefore I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation which will bring forth its fruit.
Mark 4:25For he who has, to him shall more be given: and he who has not, from him shall be taken even that which he has.
Luke 16:3Then the steward said to himself, What shall I do? for my lord is taking away my stewardship: I am not strong enough to dig; and I am ashamed to beg.
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 →