Luke 19:20
And, the other, came, saying—Lord, lo! thy mina, which I kept lying by in a napkin;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
19And he said, to him also, And, thou, be over five cities.
Cross References
Proverbs 26:13Saith the sluggard, A roaring lion in the road! A tearing lion in the midst of the broadways.
Luke 3:9And, already, even the axe, unto the root of the trees is being laid; every tree, therefore, not bringing forth [good] fruit, is to be hewn down, and, into fire, to be cast.
Luke 19:13And, calling ten servants of his own, he gave unto them ten minas, and said unto them—Do business, till 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 →