Luke 19:20

And another came, and said, Behold, my Lord, thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:

1770 John Worsley NT

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 this likewise, Be thou also over five cities.

21for I was afraid of thee, because thou art an austere man, who takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.

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Cross References

Luke 3:9And now the ax is laid to the root of the trees: every tree therefore which doth not yield good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire.

Luke 19:13And he called ten of his servants, and delivered to them ten pounds, and said, Trade with them 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 →

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