He called ten of his servants, gave them ten minas, and told them, “Engage in business until I come back.”
Luke 19:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The first came forward and said, “Master, your mina has earned ten more minas.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
He called ten of his servants, gave them ten minas, and told them, “Engage in business until I come back.”
‘At his return, having received the authority to be king, he summoned those servants he had given the money to, so that he could find out how much they had made in business.
‘ “Well done, good servant! ” he told him. “Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, have authority over ten towns.”
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace towards me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.