Luke 19:18

King James Version

And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“The second came and said, ‘Master, your mina has made five minas.’

King James Version (1611)
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained fiue pounds.

English Standard Version
And the second came, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made five minas.'

New American Standard Bible
"The second one came, saying, 'Your mina, master, has made five minas.'

New Century Version
"The second servant said, ‘Sir, I earned five coins with your one.'

Amplified Bible
"The second one came and said, 'Lord, your mina has made five minas.'

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The second came, saying, 'Your mina, master, has made five minas.'

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the second came, saying, ‘Your mina, master, has made five minas.'

Berean Standard Bible
The second servant came and said, 'Master, your mina has made five minas.'

Contemporary English Version
The second one came and said, "Sir, with the money you gave me, I have earned five times as much."

Complete Jewish Bible
The second one came and said, ‘Sir, your maneh has earned five more manim;

Darby Translation
And the second came, saying, [My] Lord, thy mina has made five minas.

Easy-to-Read Version
"The second servant said, ‘Sir, with your one bag of money I earned five bags.'

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy piece hath encreased fiue pieces.

George Lamsa Translation
And the second came and said, My lord, your pound has gained five pounds.

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

Lexham English Bible
And the second came, saying, ‘Sir, your mina has made five minas.'

Literal Translation
And the second came, saying, Lord, your mina has made five minas.

American Standard Version
And the second came, saying, Thy pound, Lord, hath made five pounds.

Bible in Basic English
And another came, saying, Your pound has made five pounds.

Hebrew Names Version
"The second came, saying, 'Your mina, Lord, has made five minas.'

International Standard Version
"The second servantservant">[fn] came and said, 'Your coin, sir, has earned five coins.'

Etheridge Translation
And the second came and said, My lord, thy mani five minin hath made.

Murdock Translation
And the second came, and said: My lord, thy pound hath produced five pounds.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the seconde came, saying: Thy peece hath encreased fiue peeces.

English Revised Version
And the second came, saying, Thy pound, Lord, hath made five pounds.

World English Bible
"The second came, saying, 'Your mina, Lord, has made five minas.'

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

Weymouth's New Testament
"The second came, and said, "`Your pound, Sir, has produced five pounds.'

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the tother cam, and seide, Lord, thi besaunt hath maad fyue besauntis.

Update Bible Version
And the second came, saying, Your $1,000, Lord, has made $5,000.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

New English Translation
Then the second one came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has made five minas.'

New King James Version
And the second came, saying, "Master, your mina has earned five minas.'

New Living Translation
"The next servant reported, ‘Master, I invested your money and made five times the original amount.'

New Life Bible
"The second man came to him and said, ‘Lord, the piece of money you gave me has made five more pieces of money.'

New Revised Standard
Then the second came, saying, ‘Lord, your pound has made five pounds.'

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the second came, saying - Thy mina, lord, hath made five minas.

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

Revised Standard Version
And the second came, saying, 'Lord, your pound has made five pounds.'

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And the other came sayinge: Lorde thy poude hath encreased fyve pounde.

Young's Literal Translation
`And the second came, saying, Sir, thy pound made five pounds;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The seconde came also, and sayde: Syr, thy pounde hath wonne fyue pounde.

Mace New Testament (1729)
then the second came, and said, Lord, your pound has produc'd five more.

THE MESSAGE
"The second said, ‘Master, I made a fifty percent profit on your money.'

Simplified Cowboy Version
"The next cowboy said, 'Here you go boss. I've started your colt, and you can drag calves off of him. He's moving real good off your feet, too.'

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

thy: Matthew 13:23, Mark 4:20, 2 Corinthians 8:12

Reciprocal: Matthew 25:22 - I have

Cross-References

Genesis 19:6
And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,

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 19:11
And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

Genesis 19:12
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:

Genesis 32:26
And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

Isaiah 45:11
Thus saith the Lord , the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.

Acts 9:13
Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:

Acts 10:14
But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the second came,.... He who was next, though less useful, yet equally diligent and active:

saying, Lord; acknowledging also the power and authority of Christ over him:

thy pound hath gained five pounds; is increased fivefold, or is turned to a fivefold account, to the interest of Christ, and good of immortal souls: the usefulness of the ministers of the Gospel is not alike; as they have gifts different one from another, so their improvements are different, and their labours, though faithful, do not turn to the same account,

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.