Luke 19:18
And the second came, saying, Lord, your pound has gained five pounds.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
In Context
19And he said likewise to him, Be you also over five cities.
Cross References
Matthew 13:23But he that received seed into the good ground is he that hears the word, (o. logos) and understands it; which also bears fruit, and brings forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
Mark 4:20And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, (o. logos) and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
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 →