He called ten servants of his and gave them ten mina coins, and told them, ‘Y’all are to do business with this until I come back.’
Luke 19:16 - Y'all Version Bible The first came forward and said, ‘Sir, 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 servants of his and gave them ten mina coins, and told them, ‘Y’all are to do business with this until I come back.’
“When he received the empire and returned, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, in order to find out what they had gained in business.
“The king said to him, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful with very little, you will have authority over ten cities.’
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not futile. No, I worked more than all of them–yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.