Luke 19:18

THE MESSAGE

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

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.

King James Version
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five 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.

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 While he had their attention, and because they were getting close to Jerusalem by this time and expectation was building that God's kingdom would appear any minute, he told this story: ¹²"There was once a man descended from a royal house who needed to make a long trip back to headquarters to get authorization for his rule and then return. But first he called ten servants together, gave them each a sum of money, and instructed them, ‘Operate with this until I return.' ¹⁴ "But the citizens there hated him. So they sent a commission with a signed petition to oppose his rule: ‘We don't want this man to rule us.' ¹⁵ "When he came back bringing the authorization of his rule, he called those ten servants to whom he had given the money to find out how they had done. ¹⁶ "The first said, ‘Master, I doubled your money.' ¹⁷ "He said, ‘Good servant! Great work! Because you've been trustworthy in this small job, I'm making you governor of ten towns.' ¹⁸ "The second said, ‘Master, I made a fifty percent profit on your money.' ¹⁹ "He said, ‘I'm putting you in charge of five towns.' ²⁰"The next servant said, ‘Master, here's your money safe and sound. I kept it hidden in the cellar. To tell you the truth, I was a little afraid. I know you have high standards and hate sloppiness, and don't suffer fools gladly.' ²²"He said, ‘You're right that I don't suffer fools gladly—and you've acted the fool! Why didn't you at least invest the money in securities so I would have gotten a little interest on it?'

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
Lot went out, barring the door behind him, and said, "Brothers, please, don't be vile! Look, I have two daughters, virgins; let me bring them out; you can take your pleasure with them, but don't touch these men—they're my guests."

Genesis 19:12
The two men said to Lot, "Do you have any other family here? Sons, daughters—anybody in the city? Get them out of here, and now! We're going to destroy this place. The outcries of victims here to God are deafening; we've been sent to blast this place into oblivion."

Genesis 32:26
The man said, "Let me go; it's daybreak." Jacob said, "I'm not letting you go 'til you bless me."

Isaiah 45:11
Thus God , The Holy of Israel, Israel's Maker, says: "Do you question who or what I'm making? Are you telling me what I can or cannot do? I made earth, and I created man and woman to live on it. I handcrafted the skies and direct all the constellations in their turnings. And now I've got Cyrus on the move. I've rolled out the red carpet before him. He will build my city. He will bring home my exiles. I didn't hire him to do this. I told him. I, God -of-the-Angel-Armies."

Acts 9:13
Ananias protested, "Master, you can't be serious. Everybody's talking about this man and the terrible things he's been doing, his reign of terror against your people in Jerusalem! And now he's shown up here with papers from the Chief Priest that give him license to do the same to us."

Acts 10:14
Peter said, "Oh, no, Lord. I've never so much as tasted food that was not kosher."

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.