Luke 19:19

Good News Translation

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

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.

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.

Bible in Basic English
And he said, You will be ruler over five towns.

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 While the people were listening to this, Jesus continued and told them a parable. He was now almost at Jerusalem, and they supposed that the Kingdom of God was just about to appear. ¹² So he said, "There was once a man of high rank who was going to a country far away to be made king, after which he planned to come back home. ¹³ Before he left, he called his ten servants and gave them each a gold coin and told them, ‘See what you can earn with this while I am gone.' ¹⁴ Now, his own people hated him, and so they sent messengers after him to say, ‘We don't want this man to be our king.' ¹⁵ "The man was made king and came back. At once he ordered his servants to appear before him, in order to find out how much they had earned. ¹⁶ The first one came and said, ‘Sir, I have earned ten gold coins with the one you gave me.' ¹⁷ ‘Well done,' he said; ‘you are a good servant! Since you were faithful in small matters, I will put you in charge of ten cities.' ¹⁸ The second servant came and said, ‘Sir, I have earned five gold coins with the one you gave me.' ¹⁹ To this one he said, ‘You will be in charge of five cities.' ²⁰ Another servant came and said, ‘Sir, here is your gold coin; I kept it hidden in a handkerchief.

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
Tell them that you are my sister; then because of you they will let me live and treat me well."

Genesis 19:1
When the two angels came to Sodom that evening, Lot was sitting at the city gate. As soon as he saw them, he got up and went to meet them. He bowed down before them

Genesis 19:7
He said to them, "Friends, I beg you, don't do such a wicked thing!

Genesis 19:11
Then they struck all the men outside with blindness, so that they couldn't find the door.

Genesis 19:14
Then Lot went to the men that his daughters were going to marry, and said, "Hurry up and get out of here; the Lord is going to destroy this place." But they thought he was joking.

Genesis 19:16
Lot hesitated. The Lord , however, had pity on him; so the men took him, his wife, and his two daughters by the hand and led them out of the city.

Genesis 19:17
Then one of the angels said, "Run for your lives! Don't look back and don't stop in the valley. Run to the hills, so that you won't be killed."

Genesis 19:19
You have done me a great favor and saved my life. But the hills are too far away; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die before I get there.

Genesis 19:22
Hurry! Run! I can't do anything until you get there." Because Lot called it small, the town was named Zoar.

Genesis 19:25
and destroyed them and the whole valley, along with all the people there and everything that grew on 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.