Luke 19:20
Another servant also came and said ‘Sir, here are your ten pounds; I have kept them put away in a handkerchief.
Twentieth Century New Testament
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
19So the master said to him ‘And you I appoint over five towns.’
Cross References
Luke 3:9Already, indeed, the axe is lying at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that fails to bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
Luke 19:13He called ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds each, and told them to trade with them during his absence.
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 →