Luke 19:21
For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
Luke 19:21 in other translations
| BSB | For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’ |
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| WEB | for I feared you, because you are an exacting man. You take up that which you didn’t lay down, and reap that which you didn’t sow.’ |
| ASV | for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that which thou layedst not down, and reapest that which thou didst not sow. |
| YLT | for I was afraid of thee, because thou art an austere man; thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow. |
| DARBY | For I feared thee because thou art a harsh man: thou takest up what thou hast not laid down, and thou reapest what thou hast not sowed. |
| BBE | Because I was in fear of you, for you are a hard man: you take up what you have not put down, and get in grain where you have not put seed. |
| Webster | For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou layedst not down, and reapest what thou didst not sow. |
What does Luke 19:21 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.
Barnes' Notes
Thou takest up, &c. Thou dost exact of others what thou didst not give. The phrase is applied to a man who finds what has been lost by another, and keeps it himself, and refuses to return it to the owner. All this is designed to show the sinner's view of God. He regards him as unjust, demanding more than man has power to render, and more, therefore, than God has a right to demand. Mt 25:24.
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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 19:21 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 19:21
- Matthew 25:24-25
Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
- 2 Samuel 6:9-11
And David was afraid of the Lord that day, and said, How shall the ark of the Lord come to me? So David would not remove the ark of the Lord unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed–edom the Gittite. And the ark of the Lord continued in the house of Obed–edom the Gittite three months: and the Lord blessed Obed–edom, and all his household.
- 1 Samuel 6:19-21
And he smote the men of Beth–shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the Lord, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the Lord had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter. And the men of Beth–shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? and to whom shall he go up from us? And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath–jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the Lord; come ye down, and fetch it up to you.
- Job 21:14-15
Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
- Exodus 20:19-20
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die. And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
- 2 Timothy 1:7
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
- Ezekiel 18:25-29
Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal? When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die. Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die. …
- Jude 1:15
To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
- James 2:10
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
- 1 Samuel 12:20
And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart;
- Romans 8:15
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
- Romans 8:7
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
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- Luke 19:20
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
- Luke 19:21
For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
- Luke 19:22
And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
Luke 19:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque tuve miedo de ti, que eres hombre recio; tomas lo que no pusiste, y siegas lo que no sembraste. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | car je t’ai craint, parce que tu es un homme sévère: tu prends ce que tu n’as pas mis, et tu moissonnes ce que tu n’as pas semé. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | denn ich fürchtete dich, weil du ein strenger Mann bist: du nimmst, was du nicht hingelegt, und du erntest, was du nicht gesät hast. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | timui enim te, quia homo austerus es: tollis quod non posuisti, et metis quod non seminasti. |