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.
KJV
καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ἐπανελθεῖν αὐτὸν λαβόντα τὴν βασιλείαν, καὶ εἶπεν φωνηθῆναι αὐτῷ τοὺς δούλους τούτους οἷς δεδώκει τὸ ἀργύριον, ἵνα γνοῖ τίς τί διεπραγματεύσαντο.
Greek NT
Et factum est ut rediret accepto regno : et jussit vocari servos, quibus dedit pecuniam, ut sciret quantum quisque negotiatus esset.
Vulgate
And it came to pass, when he was come back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants, unto whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading.
ASV
And it came to pass that he returned, having received the kingdom: and he commanded his servants to be called, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading,
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
19 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- δεδώκει — SBLGNT
- δεδώκει — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἔδωκεν — Robinson-Pierpont
- γνοῖ — SBLGNT
- γνοῖ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- γνῷ τίς — Robinson-Pierpont
- διεπραγματεύσαντο — SBLGNT
- διεπραγματεύσαντο — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- διεπραγματεύσατο — Robinson-Pierpont
Parable
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§1880A society is a group of persons bound together organically by a principle of unity that goes beyond each one of them. As an assembly that is at once visible and spiritual, a society endures through time: it gathers up the past and prepares for the future. By means of society, each man is established as an "heir" and receives certain "talents" that enrich his identity and whose …
Cross-references
- 1Cor 4:1 — Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
- Col 4:1 — Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
- Luke 12:42 — And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
- Rom 14:10 — But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.