KJV King James Version
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
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Luke 19:18
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The second servant came and said, ‘Master, your mina has made five minas.’
WEB World English Bible
“The second came, saying, ‘Your mina, Lord, has made five minas.’
ASV American Standard Version
And the second came, saying, Thy pound, Lord, hath made five pounds.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And the second came, saying, Sir, thy pound made five pounds;
Surrounding context — Luke 19
15 And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.
16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
18 And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
19 And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, [here is] thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
21 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.
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Mark 4:20And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive [it], and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.2 Corinthians 8:12For if there be first a willing mind, [it is] accepted according to that a man hath, [and] not according to that he hath not.Matthew 13:23But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth [it]; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
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