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Luke 19:16

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

KJV

παρεγένετο δὲ ὁ πρῶτος λέγων· κύριε, ἡ μνᾶ σου δέκα προσηργάσατο μνᾶς.

Greek NT

Venit autem primus dicens : Domine, mna tua decem mnas acquisivit.

Vulgate

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

ASV

And the first came saying: Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δέκα
deka
adjective · 25×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μνᾶ
mna
noun · 9×
παραγίνομαι
paraginomai
verb · 38×
προσεργάζομαι
prosergazomai
verb · 1×
πρῶτος
protos
adjective · 101×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

trivial
SBLGNT: δέκα προσηργάσατο | WH/Treg/NIV: δέκα προσηργάσατο
  • δέκα προσηργάσατοSBLGNT
  • δέκα προσηργάσατοWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Parable

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Cor 9:6 — But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.