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 19:22 in other translations
| BSB | His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow? |
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| WEB | “He said to him, ‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant! You knew that I am an exacting man, taking up that which I didn’t lay down and reaping that which I didn’t sow. |
| ASV | He saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that which I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow; |
| YLT | ‘And he saith to him, Out of thy mouth I will judge thee, evil servant: thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow! |
| DARBY | He says to him, Out of thy mouth will I judge thee, wicked bondman: thou knewest that I am a harsh man, taking up what I have not laid down and reaping what I have not sowed. |
| BBE | He said to him, By the words of your mouth you will be judged, you bad servant. You had knowledge that I am a hard man, taking up what I have not put down and getting in grain where I have not put seed; |
| Webster | And he saith to him, Out of thy own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest me to be an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow: |
What does Luke 19:22 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
We are not to suppose that God is unjust or austere; but what we are to learn from this is, that as men know that God will be just, and will call them to a strict account in the day of judgment, they ought to be prepared to meet him, and that they cannot then complain if God should condemn them.
(p) "Out of thine" 2Sam 1:16, Job 15:6, Mt 12:37, 22:12, Rom 3:19
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
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 19:22 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 19:22
- Matthew 12:37
For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
- 2 Samuel 1:16
And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the Lord’s anointed.
- Job 15:5-6
For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
- Matthew 22:12
And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
- Romans 3:19
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
- Matthew 25:26-27
His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
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Context
- 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 19:23
Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?
Luke 19:22 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces él le dijo: Mal siervo, de tu boca te juzgo. Sabías que yo era hombre recio, que tomo lo que no puse, y que siego lo que no sembré; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Il lui dit: Je te jugerai par ta propre parole, méchant esclave: tu savais que moi je suis un homme sévère, prenant ce que je n’ai pas mis et moissonnant ce que je n’ai pas semé; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er spricht zu ihm: Aus deinem Munde werde ich dich richten, du böser Knecht! Du wußtest, daß ich ein strenger Mann bin, der ich nehme, was ich nicht hingelegt, und ernte, was ich nicht gesät habe? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dicit ei: De ore tuo te judico, serve nequam. Sciebas quod ego homo austerus sum, tollens quod non posui, et metens quod non seminavi: |