"And another came, saying, Lord, behold, {here is} thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:" — Luke 19:20

Luke 19:20 · KJV

“And another came, saying, Lord, behold, {here is} thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:”

— Luke 19:20

And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.

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.

Luke 19 — Context

And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.

And another came, saying, Lord, behold, {here is} thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:

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.

And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, {thou} wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

Cross References

Proverbs 26:13-16

The slothful {man} saith, {There is} a lion in the way; a lion {is} in the streets.

Matthew 25:24

Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:

Luke 19:13

And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. {pounds: mina, here translated a pound, is twelve ounces and an half: which according to five shillings the ounce is three pounds two shillings and sixpence}

Luke 6:46

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

Luke 3:9

And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

James 4:17

Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth {it} not, to him it is sin.