And having called ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, 'Do business till I come.'
Luke 19:16 - English Majority Text Version 2009 Then came the first, saying, 'Master, your mina has earned ten minas.' More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The first one came before him, and he said, Lord, your mina has made ten [additional] minas. American Standard Version (1901) And the first came before him, saying, Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more. Common English Bible The first servant came forward and said, ‘Your money has earned a return of one thousand percent.’ Catholic Public Domain Version Now the first approached, saying: 'Lord, your one pound has earned ten pounds.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the first came, saying: Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. |
And having called ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, 'Do business till I come.'
And so it was that when he returned, having received the kingdom, that he commanded those servants to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, so that he might know who gained what by trading.
And he said to him, 'Well [done], good servant; because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.'
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than them all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.