Luke 19:21

For I was afraid of you, because you are a stern man. You take what you have not planted, and reap what you have not sown.’

Twentieth Century New Testament

In The King James Version

For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.

In Context

20Another servant also came and said ‘Sir, here are your ten pounds; I have kept them put away in a handkerchief.

22The master answered ‘Out of your own mouth I judge you, you worthless servant. You knew that I am a stern man, that I take what I have not planted, and reap what I have not sown?

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Cross References

Romans 8:7because to be earthly-minded is to be an enemy to God, for such a mind does not submit to the Law of God, nor indeed can it do so.

2 Timothy 1:7For the Spirit which God gave us was not a spirit of cowardice, but a spirit of power, love, and self-control.

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 →

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