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Luke 19:16
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14 aBut his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We will not have this man to reign over us.’  
15 “And so it was that when he returned, having received the kingdom, he then commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.
16 Then came the first, saying, ‘Master, your mina has earned ten minas.’
17 And he said to him, a‘Well done, good servant; because you were bfaithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.’  
18 And the second came, saying, ‘Master, your mina has earned five minas.’
19 Likewise he said to him, ‘You also be over five cities.’
20 “Then another came, saying, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have kept put away in a handkerchief.
21 aFor I feared you, because you are1 an austere man. You collect what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’  
22 And he said to him, a‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant. bYou knew that I was an austere man, collecting what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow.  
Verse Comparison: Luke 19:16

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American Standard Version
And the first came before him, saying, Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more.

Amplified® Bible
The first one came before him, and he said, Lord, your mina has made ten [additional] minas.

Contemporary English Version
The first servant came and said, "Sir, with the money you gave me I have earned ten times as much."

Darby English Version
And the first came up, saying, [My] Lord, thy mina has produced ten minas.

Good News Bible
The first one came and said, 'Sir, I have earned ten gold coins with the one you gave me.'

International Standard Version
The first servant came and said, 'Sir, your coin has earned ten more coins.'

King James Version
Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.

New American Standard Bible
"The first appeared, saying, `Master, your mina has made ten minas more.'

New International Version
"The first one came and said, 'Sir, your mina has earned ten more.'

New King James Version
Then came the first, saying, ‘Master, your mina has earned ten minas.’

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"The first appeared, saying, 'Master, your mina has made ten minas more.'

Young's Literal Translation
`And the first came near, saying, Sir, thy pound did gain ten pounds;


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