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Contemporary English Version

Luke 19:16

The first servant came and said, "Sir, with the money you gave me I have earned ten times as much."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Civil Service;   Faithfulness;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Judgment;   Kingdom of Heaven;   Opportunity;   Pound;   Probation;   Responsibility;   Servant;   Steward;   Trustee;   Unfaithfulness;   Works;   The Topic Concordance - Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ;   Kingdom of God;   Servants;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Parables;   Servants;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Parable;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Day of the lord;   Millennium;   Parables;   Work;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Kingdom of God;   Responsibility;   Wealth;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Heaven;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Pound;   Zacchaeus;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bethany;   Flagon;   Issachar;   Jerusalem;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Banking;   Commerce;   Jonah;   Luke, Gospel of;   Weights and Measures;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Parable;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Ambition;   Asceticism (2);   Character;   Common Life;   Debt, Debtor (2);   Discourse;   Equality;   Gain;   Money (2);   Numbers (2);   Pound ;   Property (2);   Readiness;   Sanctify, Sanctification;   Selfishness;   Sir ;   Social Life;   Sodom;   Steward, Stewardship;   Supremacy;   Talents ;   Trade and Commerce;   Wealth (2);   Winter ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Kingdom, Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven;   Weights and Measures;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Zacch us;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Pound;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   Kingdom or Church of Christ, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gain;   Herod;   Millennium: Premillennial View;   Pound;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The first came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has earned ten more minas.’
King James Version (1611)
Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
King James Version
Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
English Standard Version
The first came before him, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made ten minas more.'
New American Standard Bible
"The first slave appeared, saying, 'Master, your mina has made ten minas more.'
New Century Version
"The first servant came and said, ‘Sir, I earned ten coins with the one you gave me.'
Amplified Bible
"The first one came before him and said, 'Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The first appeared, saying, 'Master, your mina has made ten minas more.'
Legacy Standard Bible
So the first appeared, saying, ‘Master, your mina has made ten minas more.'
Berean Standard Bible
The first servant came forward and said, 'Master, your mina has produced ten more minas.'
Complete Jewish Bible
The first one came in and said, ‘Sir, your maneh has earned ten more manim.'
Darby Translation
And the first came up, saying, [My] Lord, thy mina has produced ten minas.
Easy-to-Read Version
The first servant came and said, ‘Sir, I earned ten bags of money with the one bag you gave me.'
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy piece hath encreased ten pieces.
George Lamsa Translation
The first one came and said, My lord, your pound has gained ten pounds.
Good News Translation
The first one came and said, ‘Sir, I have earned ten gold coins with the one you gave me.'
Lexham English Bible
So the first arrived, saying, ‘Sir, your mina has made ten minas more!'
Literal Translation
And the first came, saying, Lord, your mina has gained ten minas.
American Standard Version
And the first came before him, saying, Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more.
Bible in Basic English
And the first came before him, saying, Lord, your pound has made ten pounds.
Hebrew Names Version
The first came before him, saying, 'Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.'
International Standard Version
The first servantservant">[fn] came and said, 'Sir, your coin has earned ten more coins.'
Etheridge Translation
And the first came and said, My lord, thy mani ten minin hath gained.
Murdock Translation
And the first came, and said: My Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then came the first, saying: Lorde thy peece hath gayned ten peeces.
English Revised Version
And the first came before him, saying, Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more.
World English Bible
The first came before him, saying, 'Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.'
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
Weymouth's New Testament
"So the first came and said, "`Sir, your pound has produced ten pounds more.'
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the firste cam, and seide, Lord, thi besaunt hath wonne ten besauntis.
Update Bible Version
And the first came before him, saying, Lord, your $1,000 has made $10,000 more.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
New English Translation
So the first one came before him and said, ‘Sir, your mina has made ten minas more.'
New King James Version
Then came the first, saying, "Master, your mina has earned ten minas.'
New Living Translation
The first servant reported, ‘Master, I invested your money and made ten times the original amount!'
New Life Bible
The first one came and said, ‘Lord, the piece of money you gave me has made ten more pieces of money.'
New Revised Standard
The first came forward and said, ‘Lord, your pound has made ten more pounds.'
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the first came near, saying - Lord! thy mina, hath made, ten minas.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the first came saying: Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
Revised Standard Version
The first came before him, saying, 'Lord, your pound has made ten pounds more.'
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then came ye fyrst sayinge: Lorde thy pounde hath encreased ten poude.
Young's Literal Translation
`And the first came near, saying, Sir, thy pound did gain ten pounds;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then came the first and sayde: Syr, thy pounde hath wonne ten pounde.
Mace New Testament (1729)
the first came and said, Lord, your one pound has gained ten more.
THE MESSAGE
"The first said, ‘Master, I doubled your money.'
Simplified Cowboy Version
The first cowboy said, 'Hey boss. I started your colt, and now you can rope off him, cut cattle, and even throw a little kid up on him if you're of a mind to.'

Contextual Overview

11 The crowd was still listening to Jesus as he was getting close to Jerusalem. Many of them thought that God's kingdom would soon appear, 12 and Jesus told them this story: A prince once went to a foreign country to be crowned king and then to return. 13 But before leaving, he called in ten servants and gave each of them some money. He told them, "Use this to earn more money until I get back." 14 But the people of his country hated him, and they sent messengers to the foreign country to say, "We don't want this man to be our king." 15 After the prince had been made king, he returned and called in his servants. He asked them how much they had earned with the money they had been given. 16 The first servant came and said, "Sir, with the money you gave me I have earned ten times as much." 17 "That's fine, my good servant!" the king said. "Since you have shown that you can be trusted with a small amount, you will be given ten cities to rule." 18 The second one came and said, "Sir, with the money you gave me, I have earned five times as much." 19 The king said, "You will be given five cities." 20 Another servant came and said, "Sir, here is your money. I kept it safe in a handkerchief.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Lord: 1 Chronicles 29:14-16, 1 Corinthians 15:10, Colossians 1:28, Colossians 1:29, 2 Timothy 4:7, 2 Timothy 4:8, James 2:18-26

Reciprocal: Genesis 41:42 - a gold chain 1 Chronicles 29:16 - all this store Matthew 25:20 - behold 2 Corinthians 9:6 - He which soweth sparingly

Cross-References

Genesis 19:4
Before Lot and his guests could go to bed, every man in Sodom, young and old, came and stood outside his house
Genesis 19:5
and started shouting, "Where are your visitors? Send them out, so we can have sex with them!"
Genesis 19:8
I have two daughters who have never been married. I'll bring them out, and you can do what you want with them. But don't harm these men. They are guests in my home."
Genesis 19:10
But the two angels in the house reached out and pulled Lot safely inside.
Genesis 19:15
Early the next morning the two angels tried to make Lot hurry and leave. They said, "Take your wife and your two daughters and get out of here as fast as you can! If you don't, every one of you will be killed when the Lord destroys the city."
Genesis 19:16
At first, Lot just stood there. But the Lord wanted to save him. So the angels took Lot, his wife, and his two daughters by the hand and led them out of the city.
Genesis 19:18
Lot answered, "You have done us a great favor, sir. You have saved our lives, but please don't make us go to the hills. That's too far away. The city will be destroyed before we can get there, and we will be killed when it happens.
Genesis 19:35
That night they got their father drunk, and this time the younger sister slept with him. But once again he was too drunk even to know she was there.
Genesis 19:36
That's how Lot's two daughters had their children.
Exodus 34:6
Then he passed in front of Moses and called out, "I am the Lord God. I am merciful and very patient with my people. I show great love, and I can be trusted.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then came the first,.... Who were set in the first place in the church, the apostles of Christ, and who had the greatest gifts, and laboured more abundantly, and were eminently useful; such an one was the Apostle Paul:

saying, Lord; acknowledging the sovereignty and dominion of Christ over them, owning they were accountable to him, and that he had a right to inquire, what use they had made of their gifts, and what advantages these had produced;

thy pound hath gained ten pounds; it had been increased tenfold; or it has turned to a tenfold account, in the conversion of sinners, in the edification of the saints, and in the advancement of the kingdom, and interest of Christ. This servant owns, that the gifts he had were Christ's; he calls them, "thy pound"; and therefore did not glory in them as his own attainments, or, as if he had received them not; and ascribes the great increase, not to himself, but to the pound itself; to the gifts of Christ, as they were his, and as used by his grace and strength, and as blessed, and owned by him, to these purposes.

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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 19:16. Lord, thy pound hath gained ten — The principal difference between this parable and that of the talents above referred to is, that the mina given to each seems to point out the gift of the Gospel, which is the same to all who hear it; but the talents distributed in different proportions, according to each man's ability, seem to intimate that God has given different capacities and advantages to men, by which this one gift of the Gospel may be differently improved.


 
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