Luke 19:18
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
Luke 19:18 in other translations
| BSB | The second servant came and said, ‘Master, your mina has made five minas.’ |
|---|---|
| WEB | “The second came, saying, ‘Your mina, Lord, has made five minas.’ |
| ASV | And the second came, saying, Thy pound, Lord, hath made five pounds. |
| YLT | ‘And the second came, saying, Sir, thy pound made five pounds; |
| DARBY | And the second came, saying, My Lord, thy mina has made five minas. |
| BBE | And another came, saying, Your pound has made five pounds. |
| Webster | And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. |
What does Luke 19:18 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 19:15-26
15-26. (See on Mt 25:19-29.) ten ... five cities--different degrees of future gracious reward, proportioned to the measure of present fidelity.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 19:11-27
This parable is like that of the talents, Mt 25. Those that are called to Christ, he furnishes with gifts needful for their business; and from those to whom he gives power, he expects service. The manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal, 1Co 12:7. And as every one has received the gift, so let him minister the same, 1Pe 4:10. The account required, resembles that in the parable of the…
Luke 19:18 in the original Greek
Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.
Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).
Cross references for Luke 19:18
- Mark 4:20
And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
- Matthew 13:23
But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
- 2 Corinthians 8:12
For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Luke 19:17
And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
- Luke 19:18
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
- Luke 19:19
And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
Luke 19:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y vino otro, diciendo: Señor, tu mina ha hecho cinco minas. |
|---|---|
| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le second vint, disant: Maître, ta mine a produit cinq mines. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der zweite kam und sagte: Herr, dein Pfund hat fünf Pfunde eingetragen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et alter venit, dicens: Domine, mna tua fecit quinque mnas. |