So he called ten of his servants together. He gave a bag of money {\cf2\super [300]} to each servant. The man said, ‘Do business with this money until I come back.’
Luke 19:16 - Easy To Read Version The first servant came and said, ‘Sir, I earned ten bags of money {\cf2\super [301]} with the one bag you gave me!’ 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. |
So he called ten of his servants together. He gave a bag of money {\cf2\super [300]} to each servant. The man said, ‘Do business with this money until I come back.’
“But the man became king. When he came home, he said, ‘Call those servants that have my money. I want to know how much more money they earned with it.’
The king said to the servant, ‘Fine! You are a good servant. I see that I can trust you with small things. So now I will let you rule over ten of my cities!’
But, because of God’s grace (gift), that is what I am. And his grace that he gave me was not wasted. I worked harder than all the other apostles. (But I was not really the one working. It was God’s grace that was with me.)