Luke 19:19
“So he said to him, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
In Context
18“The second came, saying, ‘Your mina, Lord, has made five minas.’
20Another came, saying, ‘Lord, behold, your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief,
Cross References
Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous that it will be well with them, for they will eat the fruit of their deeds.
1 Corinthians 15:41There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.
2 Corinthians 9:6Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
Matthew Henry on Luke 19:12-28
The Nobleman and His Servants. 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… Read the whole commentary →