Luke 19:25

THE MESSAGE

"They said, ‘But Master, he already has double...'

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“But they said to him, ‘Master, he has ten minas.’

King James Version (1611)
And they said vnto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.

King James Version
(And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)

English Standard Version
And they said to him, ‘Lord, he has ten minas!'

New American Standard Bible
"And they said to him, 'Master, he already has ten minas.'

New Century Version
They said, ‘But sir, that servant already has ten coins.'

Amplified Bible
"And they said to him, 'Lord, he has ten minas already!'

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And they said to him, 'Master, he has ten minas already.'

Legacy Standard Bible
And they said to him, ‘Master, he has ten minas already.'

Berean Standard Bible
'Master,' they said, 'he already has ten!'

Contemporary English Version
But they said, "Sir, he already has ten times as much!"

Complete Jewish Bible
They said to him, ‘Sir, he already has ten manim!'

Darby Translation
And they said to him, Lord, he has ten minas.

Easy-to-Read Version
"The men said to the king, ‘But sir, that servant already has ten bags of money.'

Geneva Bible (1587)
(And they sayd vnto him, Lord, hee hath ten pieces.)

George Lamsa Translation
They said to him, Our lord, he has already with him ten pounds.

Good News Translation
But they said to him, ‘Sir, he already has ten coins!'

Lexham English Bible
And they said to him, ‘Sir, he has ten minas.'

Literal Translation
And they said to him, Lord, he has ten minas.

American Standard Version
And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.

Bible in Basic English
And they say to him, Lord, he has ten pounds.

Hebrew Names Version
"They said to him, 'Lord, he has ten minas!'

International Standard Version
They answered him, 'Sir, he alreadyalready">[fn] has ten coins!'

Etheridge Translation
They say to him, Our lord, he hath ten minin.

Murdock Translation
They say to him: Our lord, there are with him ten pounds.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they sayde vnto hym: Lorde he hath ten peeces.

English Revised Version
And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.

World English Bible
"They said to him, 'Lord, he has ten minas!'

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
(And they said to him, Lord, he hath ten pounds!)

Weymouth's New Testament
("They said to him, "`Sir, he already has ten pounds.')

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei seiden to hym, Lord, he hath ten besauntis.

Update Bible Version
And they said to him, Lord, he has $10,000.

Webster's Bible Translation
(And they said to him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)

New English Translation
But they said to him, ‘Sir, he has ten minas already!'

New King James Version
(But they said to him, "Master, he has ten minas.')

New Living Translation
"‘But, master,' they said, ‘he already has ten pounds!'

New Life Bible
And they said to him, ‘Lord, he already has ten pieces of money.'"

New Revised Standard
(And they said to him, ‘Lord, he has ten pounds!')

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they said to him, Lord! he hath ten minas; -

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they said to him: Lord, he hath ten pounds.

Revised Standard Version
(And they said to him, 'Lord, he has ten pounds!')

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they sayd vnto him: Lorde he hath ten pounde.

Young's Literal Translation
(and they said to him, Sir, he hath ten pounds) --

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they sayde vnto him: Syr, he hath ten pounde already.

Mace New Testament (1729)
but they objected, Lord, he has already ten pounds:

Simplified Cowboy Version
"'But, sir,' the cowboy said, 'he already has the best horse here. Why does he get two?'

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
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Lord: Luke 16:2, 2 Samuel 7:19, Isaiah 55:8, Isaiah 55:9

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 46:17 - to the year Matthew 25:29 - unto

Cross-References

Genesis 13:10
Lot looked. He saw the whole plain of the Jordan spread out, well watered (this was before God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah), like God 's garden, like Egypt, and stretching all the way to Zoar. Lot took the whole plain of the Jordan. Lot set out to the east. That's how they came to part company, uncle and nephew. Abram settled in Canaan; Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent near Sodom. The people of Sodom were evil—flagrant sinners against God . After Lot separated from him, God said to Abram, "Open your eyes, look around. Look north, south, east, and west. Everything you see, the whole land spread out before you, I will give to you and your children forever. I'll make your descendants like dust—counting your descendants will be as impossible as counting the dust of the Earth. So—on your feet, get moving! Walk through the country, its length and breadth; I'm giving it all to you." Abram moved his tent. He went and settled by the Oaks of Mamre in Hebron. There he built an altar to God .

Genesis 14:3
This second group of kings, the attacked, came together at the Valley of Siddim, that is, the Salt Sea. They had been under the thumb of Kedorlaomer for twelve years. In the thirteenth year, they revolted.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they said unto him,.... The bystanders;

Lord, he hath ten pounds; which they say either through envy, at his superior gifts, and usefulness; for it is generally the lot of the most eminent and useful servants of Christ to be envied by others; or in surprise, as wondering at the conduct of Christ in giving more to such, who had so much already. The Ethiopic version reads the words by way of interrogation, "hath he not ten pounds?" is not that enough? why should he have more? This verse is left out in Beza's most ancient copy. However, it is rightly put into a parenthesis in our version; for the following verse is strictly connected with Luke 19:24 and contains a reason of what is there ordered.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And they said unto him - Those standing around him said.

He hath ... - This was probably an observation made by some of the bystanders, as if surprised at such a decision. “He has already ten pounds. Why take away this one, and add to what he already possesses? Why should his property be increased at the expense of this man, who has but one pound?” The answer to this is given in the following verse; that every one that hath, to him shall be given; every man who is faithful, and improves what God gives him, shall receive much more.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 25. And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds. — This whole verse is omitted by the Codex Bezae, a few others, and some copies of the Itala. It is probably an observation that some person made while our Lord was delivering the parable, with a design to correct him in the distribution: as if he had said, "Why give the mina to that person? he has got ten already; give it to one of those who has fewer."