Luke 19:20

'And another came, saying, Sir, lo, thy pound, that I had lying away in a napkin;

Young's Literal Translation

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 also to this one, And thou, become thou over five cities.

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

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Cross References

Proverbs 26:13The slothful hath said, 'A lion [is] in the way, A lion [is] in the broad places.'

Luke 3:9and already also the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree, therefore, not making good fruit is cut down, and to fire it is cast.'

Luke 19:13and having called ten servants of his own, he gave to them ten pounds, 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 →

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