Luke 19:21

for I was afraid of thee, because thou art an austere man; thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.

In Context

20'And another came, saying, Sir, lo, thy pound, that I had lying away in a napkin;

22'And he saith to him, Out of thy mouth I will judge thee, evil servant: thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow!

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Cross References

Exodus 20:19and say unto Moses, 'Speak thou with us, and we hear, and let not God speak with us, lest we die.'

1 Samuel 12:20And Samuel saith unto the people, 'Fear not; ye have done all this evil; only, turn not aside from after Jehovah — and ye have served Jehovah with all your heart,

Job 21:14And they say to God, 'Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.

Malachi 3:14Ye have said, 'A vain thing to serve God! And what gain when we kept His charge? And when we have gone in black, Because of Jehovah of Hosts?

Romans 8:7because the mind of the flesh [is] enmity to God, for to the law of God it doth not subject itself,

2 Timothy 1:7for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

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 →

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