Luke 19:19

Bible in Basic English

And he said, You will be ruler over five towns.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“So he said to him, ‘You will be over five towns.’

King James Version (1611)
And hee said likewise to him, Bee thou also ouer fiue cities.

King James Version
And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.

English Standard Version
And he said to him, ‘And you are to be over five cities.'

New American Standard Bible
"And he said to him also, 'And you are to be over five cities.'

New Century Version
The king said to this servant, ‘You can rule over five cities.'

Amplified Bible
"And he said to him also, 'And you shall take charge over five cities.'

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And he said to him also, 'And you are to be over five cities.'

Legacy Standard Bible
And he said to him also, ‘And you are to be over five cities.'

Berean Standard Bible
And to this one he said, 'You shall have authority over five cities.'

Contemporary English Version
The king said, "You will be given five cities."

Complete Jewish Bible
and to this one he said, ‘You be in charge of five towns.'

Darby Translation
And he said also to this one, And *thou*, be over five cities.

Easy-to-Read Version
The king said to this servant, ‘You can rule over five cities.'

Geneva Bible (1587)
And to the same he sayd, Be thou also ruler ouer fiue cities.

George Lamsa Translation
He said to this one also, You also will have charge over five talents.

Good News Translation
To this one he said, ‘You will be in charge of five cities.'

Lexham English Bible
So he said to this one also, ‘And you be over five cities.'

Literal Translation
And he said to this one also, And you be over five cities.

American Standard Version
And he said unto him also, Be thou also over five cities.

Hebrew Names Version
"He said to him also, 'You also are to be over five cities.'

International Standard Version
The kingHe">[fn] said to him, 'You take charge of five cities.'

Etheridge Translation
He saith also to this, Thou also shalt have rule over five towns.

Murdock Translation
He said likewise to him: Thou also shalt have authority over five towns.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And to the same he sayde, be thou also ruler ouer fyue cities.

English Revised Version
And he said unto him also, Be thou also over five cities.

World English Bible
"He said to him also, 'You also are to be over five cities.'

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he said to him likewise, Be thou also over five cities.

Weymouth's New Testament
"So he said to this one also, "`And you, be the governor of five towns.'

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And to this he seide, And be thou on fyue citees.

Update Bible Version
And he said to him also, You also be over five cities.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.

New English Translation
So the king said to him, ‘And you are to be over five cities.'

New King James Version
Likewise he said to him, "You also be over five cities.'

New Living Translation
"‘Well done!' the king said. ‘You will be governor over five cities.'

New Life Bible
He said to him, ‘You are to be leader over five cities.'

New Revised Standard
He said to him, ‘And you, rule over five cities.'

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he said, to him also, And, thou, be over five cities.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to him: Be thou also over five cities.

Revised Standard Version
And he said to him, 'And you are to be over five cities.'

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And to ye same he sayde: and be thou also ruler ouer fyve cities.

Young's Literal Translation
and he said also to this one, And thou, become thou over five cities.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And to him he sayde: And thou shalt be ouer fyue cities.

Mace New Testament (1729)
his master replied, you shall be governor of five cities.

THE MESSAGE
"He said, ‘I'm putting you in charge of five towns.'

Simplified Cowboy Version
"'You too did a great job, cowboy!' the ranch manager said. 'I'm going to make you the wagon boss of this outfit.'

Contextual Overview

¹¹ And while they were giving ear to these words, he made another story for them, because he was near Jerusalem, and because they were of the opinion that the kingdom of God was coming straight away. ¹² So he said, A certain man of high birth went into a far-away country to get a kingdom for himself, and to come back. ¹³ And he sent for ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds and said to them, Do business with this till I come. ¹⁴ But his people had no love for him, and sent representatives after him, saying, We will not have this man for our ruler. ¹⁵ And when he came back again, having got his kingdom, he gave orders for those servants to whom he had given the money to come to him, so that he might have an account of what business they had done. ¹⁶ And the first came before him, saying, Lord, your pound has made ten pounds. ¹⁷ And he said to him, You have done well, O good servant: because you have done well in a small thing you will have authority over ten towns. ¹⁸ And another came, saying, Your pound has made five pounds. ¹⁹ And he said, You will be ruler over five towns. ²⁰ And another came, saying, Lord, here is your pound, which I put away in a cloth;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Be: Isaiah 3:10, 1 Corinthians 3:8, 1 Corinthians 15:41, 1 Corinthians 15:42, 1 Corinthians 15:58, 2 Corinthians 9:6, 2 John 1:8

Reciprocal: Matthew 25:22 - I have

Cross-References

Genesis 12:13
Say, then, that you are my sister, and so it will be well with me because of you, and my life will be kept safe on your account.

Genesis 19:1
And at nightfall the two angels came to Sodom; and Lot was seated at the way into the town: and when he saw them he got up and came before them, falling down on his face to the earth.

Genesis 19:7
And he said, My brothers, do not this evil.

Genesis 19:11
But the men who were outside the door they made blind, all of them, small and great, so that they were tired out with looking for the door.

Genesis 19:14
And Lot went out and said to his sons-in-law, who were married to his daughters, Come, let us go out of this place, for the Lord is about to send destruction on the town. But his sons-in-law did not take him seriously.

Genesis 19:16
But while he was waiting, the men took him and his wife and his daughters by the hand, for the Lord had mercy on them, and put them outside the town.

Genesis 19:17
And when they had put them out, he said, Go for your life, without looking back or waiting in the lowland; go quickly to the mountain or you will come to destruction.

Genesis 19:19
See now, your servant has had grace in your eyes and great is your mercy in keeping my life from destruction, but I am not able to get as far as the mountain before evil overtakes me and death;

Genesis 19:22
Go there quickly, for I am not able to do anything till you have come there. For this reason, the town was named Zoar.

Genesis 19:25
And he sent destruction on those towns, with all the lowland and all the people of those towns and every green thing in the land.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said likewise to him,.... He commended him as a good and faithful servant, though this is not expressed; and added,

be thou over five cities; which does not denote any inequality of glory in Christ's ministers, who will all shine as the firmament, and as the stars for ever and ever; at least, there will be no inequality in the ultimate state of happiness, when all the saints shall shine as the sun in the kingdom of their Father, whatever there may be in the kingdom state, or in Christ's personal reign with his saints on earth. The above learned writer would have this passage compared with

Isaiah 19:18.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 25:20-21.

Ten cities - We are not to suppose that this will be “literally” fulfilled in heaven. Christ teaches here that our reward in heaven will be “in proportion” to our faithfulness in improving our talents on earth.