the Second Week after Easter
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Luke 19:13
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He called ten of his servants, gave them ten minas,
And hee called his ten seruants, and deliuered them ten pounds, and said vnto them, Occupy till I come.
Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Engage in business until I come.'
"And he called ten of his own slaves and gave them ten minas, and said to them, 'Do business with this money until I come back.'
So he called ten of his servants and gave a coin to each servant. He said, ‘Do business with this money until I get back.'
"So he called ten of his servants, and gave them ten minas [one apiece, each equal to about a hundred days' wages] and said to them, 'Do business [with this] until I return.'
"And he called ten of his slaves, and gave them ten minas and said to them, 'Do business with this until I come back.'
And he called ten of his slaves, and gave them ten minas and said to them, ‘Engage in business until I come back.'
Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. 'Conduct business with this until I return,' he said.
But before leaving, he called in ten servants and gave each of them some money. He told them, "Use this to earn more money until I get back."
Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten manim [a maneh is about three months' wages] and said to them, ‘Do business with this while I'm away.'
And having called his own ten bondmen, he gave to them ten minas, and said to them, Trade while I am coming.
So he called ten of his servants together. He gave a bag of money to each servant. He said, ‘Do business with this money until I come back.'
And he called his ten seruants, and deliuered them ten pieces of money, and sayd vnto them, Occupie till I come.
And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten pounds, and said to them, Do business until I come back.
Before he left, he called his ten servants and gave them each a gold coin and told them, ‘See what you can earn with this while I am gone.'
And summoning ten of his own slaves, he gave them ten minas and said to them, ‘Do business until I come back.'
And calling ten of his slaves, he gave to them ten minas and said to them, Trade until I come.
And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye herewith till I come.
And he sent for ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds and said to them, Do business with this till I come.
He called ten servants of his, and gave them ten minas, and told them, 'Conduct business until I come.'
He called ten of his servants and gave them ten coins.minas. A mina was equivalent to about eight months of wages for a laborer.">[fn] He said to them, 'Invest this money until I come back.'
And he called his ten servants, and gave to them ten minin, [fn] and said to them, Trade till I come.
And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten pounds: and he said to them, Traffic until I come.
And he called his ten seruauntes, & deliuered the ten peeces of money, saying vnto them, Occupie tyl I come.
And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye herewith till I come.
He called ten servants of his, and gave them ten minas, and told them, 'Conduct business until I come.'
And having called ten of his servants, he gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade till I come.
And he called ten of his servants and gave each of them a pound, instructing them to trade with the money during his absence.
And whanne hise ten seruauntis weren clepid, he yaf to hem ten besauntis; and seide to hem, Chaffare ye, til Y come.
And he called ten slaves of his, and gave them $10,000, and said to them, Trade until I come.
And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said to them, Occupy till I come.
And he summoned ten of his slaves, gave them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Do business with these until I come back.'
So he called ten of his servants, delivered to them ten minas, [fn] and said to them, 'Do business till I come.'
Before he left, he called together ten of his servants and divided among them ten pounds of silver, saying, ‘Invest this for me while I am gone.'
He called ten of the servants he owned. He gave them ten pieces of money and said to them, ‘Put this money to use until I return.'
He summoned ten of his slaves, and gave them ten pounds, and said to them, ‘Do business with these until I come back.'
And, calling ten servants of his own, he gave unto them ten minas, and said unto them - Do business, till I come.
And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds and said to them: Trade till I come.
Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten pounds, and said to them, 'Trade with these till I come.'
And he called his ten servauntes and delyvered them ten pounde sayinge vnto them: by and sell till I come.
and having called ten servants of his own, he gave to them ten pounds, and said unto them, Do business -- till I come;
This man called ten of his seruauntes, and delyuered them ten pounde, and sayde vnto them: Occupye, tyll I come agayne.
and he called ten of his servants, to whom he deliver'd ten pounds: improve that, said he, till I return.
Before he left, he called together ten cowboys and gave them each a young colt to work with while he was gone.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
his: Matthew 25:14, John 12:26, Galatians 1:10, James 1:1, 2 Peter 1:1
delivered: Matthew 25:15, Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12:7-11, 1 Corinthians 12:28, 1 Corinthians 12:29, 1 Peter 4:9-11
pounds: "Mina, here translated a pound, is 12, 1/2 oz., which, according to 5s. the ounce, is 3. 2s. 6d.
Reciprocal: Daniel 6:2 - and the Luke 16:12 - in Luke 19:20 - Lord 1 Corinthians 4:7 - and what 2 Timothy 1:6 - that 1 Peter 4:10 - every
Cross-References
But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.
And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.
And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,
Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.
And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:
And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he called his ten servants,.... By whom are meant, not all mankind; for though these are all his servants of right, yet not in fact; nor the elect of God, who are called by grace; for though these are the servants of Christ, and are peculiarly his, yet all that received the pound were not such, for one of them was a wicked man; but the ministers of the Gospel, who are eminently, and in a special manner, the servants of the most high God: but as for the number "ten", this cannot regard the apostles, for they were twelve; and though they are sometimes called the eleven, after the apostasy and death of Judas, yet not the ten; and besides, there was another chose in his room; but this number being a large and perfect one, a round number, it is sometimes made use of as a certain number, for an uncertain one; see Matthew 25:1. The call of these by their Lord, is not to be understood of the call of them by his grace, but of a call of them to the office and work of the ministry:
and delivered them ten pounds; every one a pound: the מנה, "Maneh", or pound of the Hebrews, if of gold, which contained an hundred drachmas, was of the value of our money, "seventy five pounds"; if of silver, the old "Maneh", or pound, which contained sixty shekels, Ezekiel 45:12 amounted to "seven pounds ten shillings"; but the "Maneh", or pound, mentioned in the Misna k, and which was in use in our Lord's time, contained an hundred pence, and was of the value of our money, "three pounds two shillings and six pence": and by these pounds are designed, not special grace; for they intend not any thing wrought in these servants, but something delivered to them, and what might be taken away again, which cannot be said of special grace; and besides, it is certain, that one of these servants that had the pound, was destitute of that: but gifts are meant, and these not merely natural, or the gifts of providence, as health, riches, wisdom, c. nor only the outward means of grace, as the word and ordinances, but ministerial gifts, which are the greatest in the church, and are therefore signified by pounds and are what may be improved or neglected, and be lost or taken away; and for which those that have them, are accountable: but though each of these servants are represented, as having every man a pound delivered to him, this must not be understood, as if the gifts of ministers were equal and alike, any more than the inequality of their rewards proves degrees in glory; for which sometimes this parable is produced:
and said unto him, occupy; negotiate, or trade, that is, with the pounds; make use of the ministerial gifts, exercise them, lay them out, and trade with them: the ministry is a trade and merchandise, to be carried on, not in the name of the ministers of Christ, nor on their own stock, nor for themselves, but for Christ, and for the good of souls; which shows, that they must not be slothful, but laborious and diligent:
till I come: which suggests the certainty of Christ's coming, the continuance of the Gospel ministry to that time; and that there is no rest nor ease for Christ's ministers, but a continued series of labour and service, until then; when, for their encouragement, they shall receive their reward.
k Peah, c. 8. sect. 5. & Maimon. & Bartenora in ib.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Ten servants - Nothing in particular is denoted by the number “ten.” It is a circumstance intended to keep up the narrative. In general, by these servants our Saviour denotes his disciples, and intends to teach us that talents are given us to be improved, for which we must give an account at his return.
Ten pounds - The word translated “pound” here denotes the Hebrew “minah,” which was equal to about 15 dollars, or 3 British pounds. The pounds here denote the talents which God has given to his servants on earth to improve, and for which they must give all account in the day of judgment.
Occupy till I come - The word “occupy” here means not merely to “possess,” as it often does in our language, but to “improve,” to employ “in business,” for the purpose of increasing it or of making “profit” on it. The direction was to use this money so as to gain “more” against his return. So Jesus commands his disciples to “improve” their talents; to make the most of them; to increase their capability of doing good, and to do it “until” he comes to call us hence, by death, to meet him. See 1 Corinthians 12:7; Ephesians 4:7.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Luke 19:13. Ten servants — All those who professed to receive his doctrine. Ten was a kind of sacred number among the Hebrews, as well as seven. See Luke 14:31; Luke 15:8; Matthew 15:1.
Ten pounds — Ten minas. The Septuagint use the original word μναα for the Hebrew מנה maneh, from which it is evidently derived; and it appears from Ezekiel 45:12, to have been equal to sixty shekels in money. Now suppose we allow the shekel, with Dean Prideaux, to be 3s., then the mina or maneh was equal to 9£ English money. The impropriety of rendering the original word pound, will easily be seen by the most superficial reader. We should therefore retain the original word for the same reason so often before assigned. SUIDAS says, "The talent was sixty minas, the mina one hundred drachms, the drachm six oboli, the obolus six chalci, the chalcus seven mites or lepta."
By the ten minas given to each, we may understand the Gospel of the kingdom given to every person who professes to believe in Christ, and which he is to improve to the salvation of his soul. The same word is given to all, that all may believe and be saved.
