Luke 19:18

Simplified Cowboy Version

"The next cowboy said, 'Here you go boss. I've started your colt, and you can drag calves off of him. He's moving real good off your feet, too.'

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“The second came and said, ‘Master, your mina has made five minas.’

King James Version (1611)
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained fiue pounds.

King James Version
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

English Standard Version
And the second came, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made five minas.'

New American Standard Bible
"The second one came, saying, 'Your mina, master, has made five minas.'

New Century Version
"The second servant said, ‘Sir, I earned five coins with your one.'

Amplified Bible
"The second one came and said, 'Lord, your mina has made five minas.'

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The second came, saying, 'Your mina, master, has made five minas.'

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the second came, saying, ‘Your mina, master, has made five minas.'

Berean Standard Bible
The second servant came and said, 'Master, your mina has made five minas.'

Contemporary English Version
The second one came and said, "Sir, with the money you gave me, I have earned five times as much."

Complete Jewish Bible
The second one came and said, ‘Sir, your maneh has earned five more manim;

Darby Translation
And the second came, saying, [My] Lord, thy mina has made five minas.

Easy-to-Read Version
"The second servant said, ‘Sir, with your one bag of money I earned five bags.'

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy piece hath encreased fiue pieces.

George Lamsa Translation
And the second came and said, My lord, your pound has gained five pounds.

Good News Translation
The second servant came and said, ‘Sir, I have earned five gold coins with the one you gave me.'

Lexham English Bible
And the second came, saying, ‘Sir, your mina has made five minas.'

Literal Translation
And the second came, saying, Lord, your mina has made five minas.

American Standard Version
And the second came, saying, Thy pound, Lord, hath made five pounds.

Bible in Basic English
And another came, saying, Your pound has made five pounds.

Hebrew Names Version
"The second came, saying, 'Your mina, Lord, has made five minas.'

International Standard Version
"The second servantservant">[fn] came and said, 'Your coin, sir, has earned five coins.'

Etheridge Translation
And the second came and said, My lord, thy mani five minin hath made.

Murdock Translation
And the second came, and said: My lord, thy pound hath produced five pounds.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the seconde came, saying: Thy peece hath encreased fiue peeces.

English Revised Version
And the second came, saying, Thy pound, Lord, hath made five pounds.

World English Bible
"The second came, saying, 'Your mina, Lord, has made five minas.'

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

Weymouth's New Testament
"The second came, and said, "`Your pound, Sir, has produced five pounds.'

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the tother cam, and seide, Lord, thi besaunt hath maad fyue besauntis.

Update Bible Version
And the second came, saying, Your $1,000, Lord, has made $5,000.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

New English Translation
Then the second one came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has made five minas.'

New King James Version
And the second came, saying, "Master, your mina has earned five minas.'

New Living Translation
"The next servant reported, ‘Master, I invested your money and made five times the original amount.'

New Life Bible
"The second man came to him and said, ‘Lord, the piece of money you gave me has made five more pieces of money.'

New Revised Standard
Then the second came, saying, ‘Lord, your pound has made five pounds.'

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the second came, saying - Thy mina, lord, hath made five minas.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the second came, saying: Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

Revised Standard Version
And the second came, saying, 'Lord, your pound has made five pounds.'

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And the other came sayinge: Lorde thy poude hath encreased fyve pounde.

Young's Literal Translation
`And the second came, saying, Sir, thy pound made five pounds;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The seconde came also, and sayde: Syr, thy pounde hath wonne fyue pounde.

Mace New Testament (1729)
then the second came, and said, Lord, your pound has produc'd five more.

THE MESSAGE
"The second said, ‘Master, I made a fifty percent profit on your money.'

Contextual Overview

¹¹Everyone was listening to everything Jesus was saying. He told them a story because everyone was thinking that God's outfit was coming very soon. ¹²He said, "A hard cow boss was summoned to the ranch owner's house far away to be made the ranch manager. ¹³Before he left, he called together ten cowboys and gave them each a young colt to work with while he was gone. ¹⁴But many people who worked on the big ranch hated the cow boss and didn't want him to be the ranch manager. ¹⁵"After he was made the ranch manager, he returned to his ranch and called in all the cowboys he'd given colts to. He wanted to see what they'd done with the horses. ¹⁶The 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.' ¹⁷"'Great job, cowboy!' the new ranch manager said. 'You've done well. You were given a little and returned it to me better. I'm going to make you the new cow boss.' ¹⁸"The next cowboy said, 'Here you go boss. I've started your colt, and you can drag calves off of him. He's moving real good off your feet, too.' ¹⁹"'You too did a great job, cowboy!' the ranch manager said. 'I'm going to make you the wagon boss of this outfit.' ²⁰"But the third cowboy walked up with his horse and handed it back to the ranch manager. The cowboy said, 'I kept him safe for you. I was afraid to do anything with him for fear he'd get hurt, and you'd get mad.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

thy: Matthew 13:23, Mark 4:20, 2 Corinthians 8:12

Reciprocal: Matthew 25:22 - I have

Cross-References

Acts 9:13
"Whoa, wait just a minute, Lord." Ananias said. "This guy is bad news to those of us who ride for you.

Acts 10:14
"No way, Lord," Pete said. "I've never eaten anything the Jewish Code says is unclean and I'm not going to start now."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the second came,.... He who was next, though less useful, yet equally diligent and active:

saying, Lord; acknowledging also the power and authority of Christ over him:

thy pound hath gained five pounds; is increased fivefold, or is turned to a fivefold account, to the interest of Christ, and good of immortal souls: the usefulness of the ministers of the Gospel is not alike; as they have gifts different one from another, so their improvements are different, and their labours, though faithful, do not turn to the same account,

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.