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THE MESSAGE

Luke 19:26

"He said, ‘That's what I mean: Risk your life and get more than you ever dreamed of. Play it safe and end up holding the bag.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Civil Service;   Faithfulness;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Judgment;   Kingdom of Heaven;   Opportunity;   Probation;   Responsibility;   Servant;   Steward;   Trustee;   Unfaithfulness;   Wicked (People);   Works;   The Topic Concordance - Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ;   Kingdom of God;   Servants;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Parables;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Parable;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Day of the lord;   Millennium;   Parables;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Kingdom of God;   Responsibility;   Wealth;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Zacchaeus;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bethany;   Issachar;   Jerusalem;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Banking;   Jonah;   Luke, Gospel of;   Omnipotence;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Parable;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Asceticism (2);   Character;   Common Life;   Debt, Debtor (2);   Discourse;   Equality;   Manuscripts;   Money (2);   Pound ;   Property (2);   Readiness;   Sanctify, Sanctification;   Selfishness;   Social Life;   Steward, Stewardship;   Supremacy;   Talents ;   Trade and Commerce;   Wealth (2);   Winter ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Zacch us;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Pound;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   Kingdom or Church of Christ, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Herod;   Millennium: Premillennial View;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“‘I tell you, that to everyone who has, more will be given; and from the one who does not have, even what he does have will be taken away.
King James Version (1611)
For I say vnto you, That vnto euery one which hath, shalbe giuen, and from him that hath not, euen that hee hath shalbe taken away from him.
King James Version
For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.
English Standard Version
‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
New American Standard Bible
'I tell you that to everyone who has, more shall be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.
New Century Version
The king said, ‘Those who have will be given more, but those who do not have anything will have everything taken away from them.
Amplified Bible
"[Jesus explained,] 'I tell you that to everyone who has [because he valued his gifts from God and has used them wisely], more will be given; but from the one who does not have [because he disregarded his gifts from God], even what he has will be taken away.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"I tell you that to everyone who has, more shall be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.
Legacy Standard Bible
‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more shall be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.
Berean Standard Bible
He replied, 'I tell you that everyone who has will be given more; but the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
Contemporary English Version
The king replied, "Those who have something will be given more. But everything will be taken away from those who don't have anything.
Complete Jewish Bible
But the master answered, ‘I tell you, everyone who has something will be given more; but from anyone who has nothing, even what he does have will be taken away.
Darby Translation
For I say unto you, that to every one that has shall be given; but from him that has not, that even which he has shall be taken from him.
Easy-to-Read Version
"The king said, ‘People who use what they have will get more. But those who do not use what they have will have everything taken away from them.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For I say vnto you, that vnto all them that haue, it shalbe giuen: and from him that hath not, euen that he hath, shalbe taken from him.
George Lamsa Translation
He said to them, I say to you, to everyone who has shall be given; and from him who has not, even that which he has will be taken away from him.
Good News Translation
‘I tell you,' he replied, ‘that to those who have something, even more will be given; but those who have nothing, even the little that they have will be taken away from them.
Lexham English Bible
‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given. But from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.
Literal Translation
For I say to you, To everyone who has, it will be given. And from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.
American Standard Version
I say unto you, that unto every one that hath shall be given; but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away from him.
Bible in Basic English
And I say to you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
Hebrew Names Version
'For I tell you that to everyone who has, will more be given; but from him who doesn't have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.
International Standard Version
'I tell you, to everyone who has something, more will be given, but from the person who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away.Matthew 13:12; 25:29; Mark 4:25; Luke 8:18;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
He saith to them, I tell you, that to every one who hath (it) shall be given; and from him who hath not, that also which he hath shall be taken.
Murdock Translation
He said to them: I tell you, that to every one that hath, will be given; and from him that hath not, even what he hath will be taken away.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For I say vnto you, that vnto euery one which hath, shalbe geuen: and fro hym that hath not, shalbe taken away euen that he hath.
English Revised Version
I say unto you, that unto every one that hath shall be given; but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away from him.
World English Bible
'For I tell you that to everyone who has, will more be given; but from him who doesn't have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For I say unto you, To every one that hath shall be given: but from him that hath not, even what he hath shall be taken away from him.
Weymouth's New Testament
"`I tell you that to every one who has anything, more shall be given; and from him who has not anything, even what he has shall be taken away.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y seie to you, to ech man that hath, it schal be youun, and he schal encreese; but fro him that hath not, also that thing that he hath, schal be takun of hym.
Update Bible Version
I say to you, that to every one that has shall be given; but from him that has not, even that which he has shall be taken away.
Webster's Bible Translation
For I say to you, That to every one who hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even what he hath shall be taken away from him.
New English Translation
‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more, but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.
New King James Version
"For I say to you, that to everyone who has will be given; and from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
New Living Translation
"‘Yes,' the king replied, ‘and to those who use well what they are given, even more will be given. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away.
New Life Bible
Jesus said, "I tell you, he who has, to him will be given more. To him who does not have, even the little he has will be taken from him.
New Revised Standard
‘I tell you, to all those who have, more will be given; but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
I tell you - Unto everyone that hath, shall be given, whereas, from him that hath not, even what he hath, shall be taken away.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But I say to you that to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall abound: and from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken from him.
Revised Standard Version
'I tell you, that to every one who has will more be given; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
I saye vnto you that vnto all the that have it shalbe geve: and from him yt hath not eve that he hath shalbe taken from him.
Young's Literal Translation
for I say to you, that to every one having shall be given, and from him not having, also what he hath shall be taken from him,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But I saye vnto you: Whosoeuer hath, vnto him shal be geue: but from him that hath not, shal be taken awaye euen that he hath.
Mace New Testament (1729)
I tell you, said he, that to every one who improves, more shall be given: and he that makes no improvement, shall be stript of what he has.
Simplified Cowboy Version
"'Because I reward those who do something with a little. But to those who do nothing with a little, everything will be taken from them.

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

That unto: Luke 8:18, Matthew 13:12, Matthew 25:28, Matthew 25:29, Mark 4:25, John 5:1-3

and from: That is, the poor man, who possesses but little. Luke 16:3, 1 Samuel 2:30, 1 Samuel 15:28, 2 Samuel 7:15, Psalms 109:8, Ezekiel 44:12-16, Matthew 21:43, Acts 1:20, 2 John 1:8, Revelation 2:3, Revelation 3:11

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 46:17 - to the year Mark 8:38 - ashamed John 16:22 - and your Acts 18:26 - expounded

Cross-References

Genesis 19:31
One day the older daughter said to the younger, "Our father is getting old and there's not a man left in the country by whom we can get pregnant. Let's get our father drunk with wine and lie with him. We'll get children through our father—it's our only chance to keep our family alive."
Proverbs 14:14
A mean person gets paid back in meanness, a gracious person in grace.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For I say unto you,.... And it may be depended on as truth, and what will be found matter of fact:

that unto every one that hath, shall be given; greater and larger gifts, fitting him for greater usefulness: he that has gifts, and makes use of them, increases in them; they enlarge with their use, and become brighter, and he more useful. The Vulgate Latin version adds, "and he shall abound, or shall have abundance", as in

Matthew 25:29

and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him: that is, that which he seemed to have, or thought he had, as in Luke 8:18 for from him that has really nothing, nothing can be taken away: though the sense may be, that he that does not use the talent, or exercise the gift bestowed on him, but lays it up in a napkin, which is all one as if he had it not, even the gift itself shall be taken away from him; and as others receive no benefit by it, he shall receive no honour from it; Luke 8:18- : and

Luke 8:18- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For I say ... - These are the words of the “nobleman” declaring the principles on which he would distribute the rewards of his kingdom.

But those mine enemies - By the punishment of those who would not that he should reign over them is denoted the ruin that was to come upon the Jewish nation for rejecting the Messiah, and also upon all sinners for not receiving him as their king. See the notes at the parable of the talents in Matthew 25:0.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 26. And from him that hath not — See this particularly explained Matthew 13:12. Perhaps it would be well, with Bishop PEARCE, to supply the word gained-give it to him who hath gained ten minas; for I say unto you, That unto every one who hath gained shall be given; and, from him who hath not gained, even that which he hath received, shall be taken away.


 
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