Luke 19:20

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.”

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BSBPD

“Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And another came, saying, Sir, lo, thy pound, that I had lying away in a napkin;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 19:20 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Proverbs 26:13The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
  2. Matthew 25:24Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
  3. Luke 3:9The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
  4. Luke 6:46Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I say?
  5. Luke 19:13Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.
  6. James 4:17Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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