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Luke 19

Luke 19:17

The Parable of the Ten Minas · Luke 19:11–27
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Translations

Modern
His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
Traditional
And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
Literal
And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you were faithful in very little, be having authority over ten cities.’
Latin
Et ait illi: Euge bone serve, quia in modico fuisti fidelis, eris potestatem habens super decem civitates.

Original

Greek
English
His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’

Notes

Luke 19:17

you shall have authority over ten cities: Because of the servant’s faithfulness, the king gave him a major position in his kingdom. Similarly, those who are faithful to Jesus in this life will receive greater responsibility here and great rewards in heaven.

Luke 19:11–27

This parable has two main purposes:

  1. To teach stewardship. This means managing gifts and resources well while the man of noble birth (Jesus) is away (compare Matthew 25:14–30).

  2. To correct the belief that the kingdom of God would start immediately when Jesus entered Jerusalem. Most Jews in the time of Jesus expected that when the Messiah (the Christ) came, God’s kingdom would be established physically on earth, with Jerusalem at its center (see Isaiah 2:2–4; 35:1–10; 65:17–25; Jeremiah 30–31; Ezekiel 37, 40–48; Micah 4:1–5).

Events

Parallels

Matthew 25:14–30

Glossary

Banker, Banking Debt Luke, Gospel of Riches

Topics

Civil Service: Appointment In, on Account of Merit Faithfulness: Exhortation To Hatred to Christ: Illustrated Jesus, the Christ: Enunciates the Parable of the Pounds (In Jericho) Jesus, the Christ: Parable of The Pounds Judgment: According to Opportunity and Works Judgment: The General Kingdom of Heaven: To a Man, Traveling Into a Far Country, Who Called his Servants Opportunity: The Measure of Responsibility Parables: Parables of Christ: Pounds Pound in Luke the Greek Word |Mina| is Translated |Pound| and Worth Approximately One-Hundred Denarii Probation: Taught in Parables of the Talents and Pounds Responsibility: According to Privilege Servant: Good: Servants in the Parable of the Pounds and the Parable of the Talents Steward of the Pounds Trustee: The Parable of the Pounds Unfaithfulness: General Scriptures Concerning Works: Good: The Pounds