Another came, saying, ‘Lord, behold, your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief,
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Another came, saying, ‘Lord, behold, your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief,
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And the thyrde came and sayde: Lorde beholde here thy pounde which I have kepte in a napkyn
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So the other came, and sayd, Lord, beholde thy piece, which I haue laide vp in a napkin:
Cross-references (6)
Passages linked to Luke 19:20 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Proverbs 26:13-16 The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!” As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth. The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
- Matthew 25:24 “He also who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you didn’t sow, and gathering where you didn’t scatter.
- Luke 3:9 Even now the ax also lies at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.”
- Luke 6:46 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things which I say?
- Luke 19:13 He called ten servants of his and gave them ten mina coins, and told them, ‘Conduct business until I come.’
- James 4:17 To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Against them which spend their life idly in deliberating,…
Against them which spend their life idly in deliberating, and otherwise, in contemplation.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is…
20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
Ver. 20. See Mat 25:21-22, &c.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain For I feared thee,.... Not with a right fear,…
For I feared thee,.... Not with a right fear, with a fear of his goodness, who had bestowed such an excellent gift on him; for this would have taught him to have departed from evil, and have put him on doing his master's will, and making use of his gift to his glory: his fear was not of the right kind, and was ill grounded, as appears by what follows:
because thou art an austere man; cruel and uncompassionate to his servants, and hard to be pleased; than which nothing is more false, since it is evident, that Christ is compassionate both to the bodies and souls of men; is a merciful high priest, and is one that has compassion on the ignorant, and them that are out of the way, and cannot but be touched with the feeling of his people's infirmities; and is mild and gentle in his whole deportment, and in all his administrations:
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thou takest up that thou layest not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow; suggesting, that he was covetous of that which did not belong to him, and withheld what was due to his servants, and rigorously exacted service that could not be performed; a most iniquitous charge, since none so liberal as he, giving gifts, grace and glory, freely; imposing no grievous commands on men; his yoke being easy, and his burden light; never sending a man to a warfare at his own charge; but always giving grace and strength proportionable to the service he calls to, and rewarding his servants in a most bountiful manner, infinitely beyond their deserts.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 20. Lord, behold, here is thy pound] See…
Verse 20. Lord, behold, here is thy pound] See Mt 25:18.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain A napkin - A towel. He means by it…
A napkin - A towel. He means by it that he had not wasted it nor thrown it by carelessly, but had been “very careful” of it; so much so as to be at the pains to tie it up in a towel and put it in a safe place, as if he had been “very faithful” to his trust. So many people employ their talents, their learning, their property, their influence. They “have” them; they “keep” them; but they never “use” them in the service of the Lord Jesus; and, in regard to their influence on the church or the world, it would be the same if God had never conferred on them these talents.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 20. Another came—Not all the servants, but specimen cases,…
20. Another came—Not all the servants, but specimen cases, are described as coming.
A napkin—The word in the original is the Greek of the Latin word sudarium, which is derived from the word sudor, sweat, as being used to wipe sweat from the face. We can hardly think, however, that our Lord aimed at the point which Trench specifies; that this lazy servant having no need of the linen to wipe off his sweat, used it to wrap up his pound. It was a handkerchief, which was appropriated to the purpose of concealing money.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (20) Thy pound, which I have kept ., .—Literally,…
(20) Thy pound, which I have kept ., .—Literally, which I kept—i.e., all along. He had never made any effort at doing more.
Laid up in a napkin.—The smaller scale of the parable is shown in the contrast between this and the “hiding the talent in the earth,” in St. Matthew. The “napkin” (the Greek word is really Latin, sudarium) appears in Act_19:12 as “handkerchiefs.” Such articles were naturally, then as now, used for wrapping up and concealing money which the owner wished simply to hoard.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 20, 21. And another came, saying, Lord, behold,…
Vers. 20, 21. And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin: 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. This is the third class into which the servants who knew their Lord"s will are roughly divided. We have, first, the devoted earnest toiler, whose whole soul was in his Master"s work great, indeed, was his reward. And, second, we have the servant who acquitted himself fairly respectably, but not nobly, not a hero in the struggle of life; he, too, is recompensed magnificently, far above his most ardent hopes, but still his reward is infinitely below that which the first brave toiler received at his Lord"s hands. The third falls altogether into a different catalogue. He is a believer who has not found the state of grace offered by Jesus so brilliant as he hoped; a legal Christian, who has not tasted grace, and knows nothing of the gospel but its severe morality. It seems to him that the Lord gives very little to exact so much. "Surely," such a one argues, "the Lord should be satisfied with us if we abstain from doing ill, from squandering our talent." The Master"s answer is singularly to the point: "The more thou knowest that I am austere, the more thou shouldest have tried to satisfy me!" The Christian who lacks the experience of grace ought to be the most anxious of workers. The punishment here is very different from that awarded to the enemies (ver. 27). We hear nothing of darkness and gnashing of teeth; it is simply deprivation. Still, even this modified penalty seems to tell of an eternity of regret and loss. Instead of the ten cities, or even the five, there is not even the poor pound left to the hapless condemned one, unworthy even to retain that little heritage.
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 20–23. Lord, here is thy pound. See notes on…
20–23. Lord, here is thy pound. See notes on Matt. 25:24–27, where the case is similar. The lesson is that our abilities must be used for the Lord. It is not enough that we are not positively wicked; we must do good.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Connecting Statement:
Connecting Statement:
Jesus continues to tell the parable he began in Luke 19:11.
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Another came
"Another servant came"
mina
A mina was 600 grams, probably of silver. Each mina was equal to 100 days' wages, what people would be paid for about four months' work. See how you translated this in Luke 19:13. (See: Biblical Weight)
kept safely in a cloth
"wrapped in a cloth and stored away"
a demanding person
"a stern man" or "a man who expects a lot from his servants"
You take up what you did not put in
This was probably a proverb. A person who takes out of storage or out of a bank things that he did not put in is a metaphor for someone who benefits from other people's hard work. AT: "You take out what you did not put in" or "You are like a person how takes out what other people put in" (See: Metaphor)
you reap what you did not sow
This was probably a proverb. A person who harvests food that someone else has planted is a metaphor for someone who benefits from other people's hard work. AT: "you are like a person who reaps the fruit of what other people sowed" (See: Metaphor)
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