“They said to him, ‘Lord, he has ten minas!’
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“They said to him, ‘Lord, he has ten minas!’
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And they sayd vnto him: Lorde he hath ten pounde.
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(And they sayd vnto him, Lord, hee hath ten pieces.)
Cross-references (3)
Passages linked to Luke 19:25 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Samuel 7:19 This was yet a small thing in your eyes, Lord Yahweh; but you have spoken also of your servant’s house for a great while to come; and this among men, Lord Yahweh!
- Isaiah 55:8-9 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways,” says Yahweh. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
- Luke 16:2 He called him, and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain For I say unto you,.... And it may be…
For I say unto you,.... And it may be depended on as truth, and what will be found matter of fact:
that unto every one that hath, shall be given; greater and larger gifts, fitting him for greater usefulness: he that has gifts, and makes use of them, increases in them; they enlarge with their use, and become brighter, and he more useful. The Vulgate Latin version adds, "and he shall abound, or shall have abundance", as in Mat 25:29
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and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him: that is, that which he seemed to have, or thought he had, as in Luk 8:18 for from him that has really nothing, nothing can be taken away: though the sense may be, that he that does not use the talent, or exercise the gift bestowed on him, but lays it up in a napkin, which is all one as if he had it not, even the gift itself shall be taken away from him; and as others receive no benefit by it, he shall receive no honour from it; See Gill on Mat 13:12 and See Gill on Mat 25:29.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain They said - With admiration, not envy.
They said - With admiration, not envy.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 25. And they said unto him, Lord, he…
Verse 25. And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.] This whole verse is omitted by the Codex Bezae, a few others, and some copies of the Itala. It is probably an observation that some person made while our Lord was delivering the parable, with a design to correct him in the distribution: as if he had said, "Why give the mina to that person? he has got ten already; give it to one of those who has fewer."
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain And they said unto him - Those standing around…
And they said unto him - Those standing around him said.
He hath ... - This was probably an observation made by some of the bystanders, as if surprised at such a decision. “He has already ten pounds. Why take away this one, and add to what he already possesses? Why should his property be increased at the expense of this man, who has but one pound?” The answer to this is given in the following verse; that every one that hath, to him shall be given; every man who is faithful, and improves what God gives him, shall receive much more.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 25. And they said—That is, they that stood by,…
25. And they said—That is, they that stood by, mentioned in the last verse, and who are the officers of the divine execution, the angels of the final judgment. Their words, as dramatically given, elicit the statement of the principle of divine judgment in the next verse.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 25. they said unto him] Perhaps the officials round…
25. they said unto him] Perhaps the officials round the king; but as this verse is purely parenthetical, it may not impossibly be an interpellation of the crowd, expressive of their vivid interest in the narrative.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (25) And they said unto him, Lord . .…
(25) And they said unto him, Lord . . .—The touch of wonder, perhaps of indignation, is peculiar to St. Luke. It can scarcely be thought of as simply an element of dramatic vividness. It foreshadows the feelings with which men have in all ages looked on those greater than themselves. They grudge the influence and opportunities for good which are transferred from those who have not used them to those that will. May we not think of some such feeling as working among those members of the Church of the Circumcision, who did not hold out to Paul and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship (Gal_2:9)? When Galatia received the gospel from one who had already planted churches far and wide, St. Luke may well have seen in it an illustration of the pound taken from the slothful servant and given to him that had ten.
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