Luke 19:16

King James Version

Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The first came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has earned ten more minas.’

King James Version (1611)
Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.

English Standard Version
The first came before him, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made ten minas more.'

New American Standard Bible
"The first slave appeared, saying, 'Master, your mina has made ten minas more.'

New Century Version
"The first servant came and said, ‘Sir, I earned ten coins with the one you gave me.'

Amplified Bible
"The first one came before him and said, 'Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.'

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The first appeared, saying, 'Master, your mina has made ten minas more.'

Legacy Standard Bible
So the first appeared, saying, ‘Master, your mina has made ten minas more.'

Berean Standard Bible
The first servant came forward and said, 'Master, your mina has produced ten more minas.'

Contemporary English Version
The first servant came and said, "Sir, with the money you gave me I have earned ten times as much."

Complete Jewish Bible
The first one came in and said, ‘Sir, your maneh has earned ten more manim.'

Darby Translation
And the first came up, saying, [My] Lord, thy mina has produced ten minas.

Easy-to-Read Version
The first servant came and said, ‘Sir, I earned ten bags of money with the one bag you gave me.'

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy piece hath encreased ten pieces.

George Lamsa Translation
The first one came and said, My lord, your pound has gained ten pounds.

Good News Translation
The first one came and said, ‘Sir, I have earned ten gold coins with the one you gave me.'

Lexham English Bible
So the first arrived, saying, ‘Sir, your mina has made ten minas more!'

Literal Translation
And the first came, saying, Lord, your mina has gained ten minas.

American Standard Version
And the first came before him, saying, Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more.

Bible in Basic English
And the first came before him, saying, Lord, your pound has made ten pounds.

Hebrew Names Version
The first came before him, saying, 'Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.'

International Standard Version
The first servantservant">[fn] came and said, 'Sir, your coin has earned ten more coins.'

Etheridge Translation
And the first came and said, My lord, thy mani ten minin hath gained.

Murdock Translation
And the first came, and said: My Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then came the first, saying: Lorde thy peece hath gayned ten peeces.

English Revised Version
And the first came before him, saying, Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more.

World English Bible
The first came before him, saying, 'Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.'

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.

Weymouth's New Testament
"So the first came and said, "`Sir, your pound has produced ten pounds more.'

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the firste cam, and seide, Lord, thi besaunt hath wonne ten besauntis.

Update Bible Version
And the first came before him, saying, Lord, your $1,000 has made $10,000 more.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.

New English Translation
So the first one came before him and said, ‘Sir, your mina has made ten minas more.'

New King James Version
Then came the first, saying, "Master, your mina has earned ten minas.'

New Living Translation
The first servant reported, ‘Master, I invested your money and made ten times the original amount!'

New Life Bible
The first one came and said, ‘Lord, the piece of money you gave me has made ten more pieces of money.'

New Revised Standard
The first came forward and said, ‘Lord, your pound has made ten more pounds.'

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the first came near, saying - Lord! thy mina, hath made, ten minas.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the first came saying: Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.

Revised Standard Version
The first came before him, saying, 'Lord, your pound has made ten pounds more.'

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then came ye fyrst sayinge: Lorde thy pounde hath encreased ten poude.

Young's Literal Translation
`And the first came near, saying, Sir, thy pound did gain ten pounds;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then came the first and sayde: Syr, thy pounde hath wonne ten pounde.

Mace New Testament (1729)
the first came and said, Lord, your one pound has gained ten more.

THE MESSAGE
"The first said, ‘Master, I doubled your money.'

Simplified Cowboy Version
The first cowboy said, 'Hey boss. I started your colt, and now you can rope off him, cut cattle, and even throw a little kid up on him if you're of a mind to.'

Contextual Overview

¹¹ And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. ¹² He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. ¹³ And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. ¹⁴ But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us. ¹⁵ And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading. ¹⁶ Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. 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. ¹⁸ And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. ¹⁹ And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities. ²⁰ And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Lord: 1 Chronicles 29:14-16, 1 Corinthians 15:10, Colossians 1:28, Colossians 1:29, 2 Timothy 4:7, 2 Timothy 4:8, James 2:18-26

Reciprocal: Genesis 41:42 - a gold chain 1 Chronicles 29:16 - all this store Matthew 25:20 - behold 2 Corinthians 9:6 - He which soweth sparingly

Cross-References

Genesis 19:4
But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:

Genesis 19:5
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.

Genesis 19:8
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.

Genesis 19:10
But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.

Genesis 19:15
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.

Genesis 19:16
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.

Genesis 19:18
And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord :

Genesis 19:19
Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:

Genesis 19:35
And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

Genesis 19:36
Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then came the first,.... Who were set in the first place in the church, the apostles of Christ, and who had the greatest gifts, and laboured more abundantly, and were eminently useful; such an one was the Apostle Paul:

saying, Lord; acknowledging the sovereignty and dominion of Christ over them, owning they were accountable to him, and that he had a right to inquire, what use they had made of their gifts, and what advantages these had produced;

thy pound hath gained ten pounds; it had been increased tenfold; or it has turned to a tenfold account, in the conversion of sinners, in the edification of the saints, and in the advancement of the kingdom, and interest of Christ. This servant owns, that the gifts he had were Christ's; he calls them, "thy pound"; and therefore did not glory in them as his own attainments, or, as if he had received them not; and ascribes the great increase, not to himself, but to the pound itself; to the gifts of Christ, as they were his, and as used by his grace and strength, and as blessed, and owned by him, to these purposes.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 25:20-21.

Ten cities - We are not to suppose that this will be “literally” fulfilled in heaven. Christ teaches here that our reward in heaven will be “in proportion” to our faithfulness in improving our talents on earth.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 19:16. Lord, thy pound hath gained ten — The principal difference between this parable and that of the talents above referred to is, that the mina given to each seems to point out the gift of the Gospel, which is the same to all who hear it; but the talents distributed in different proportions, according to each man's ability, seem to intimate that God has given different capacities and advantages to men, by which this one gift of the Gospel may be differently improved.