# Luke 19.21

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 19. And he said unto him also, <span class="rl-speech">Be thou also over five cities.</span> 20. <span class="rl-speech">And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I kept laid up in a napkin:</span>
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> **21. <span class="rl-speech">for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that which thou layedst not down, and reapest that which thou didst not sow.</span>**
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> 22. He saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that which I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow;</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">then wherefore gavest thou not my money into the bank, and I at my coming should have required it with interest?</span> (Luke 19:19-23, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 19. “So he said to him, <span class="rl-speech">‘And you are to be over five cities.’</span> 20. Another came, saying, ‘Lord, behold, your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief,
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> **21. for I feared you, because you are an exacting man. You take up that which you didn’t lay down, and reap that which you didn’t sow.’**
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> 22. “He said to him, ‘Out of your own mouth will I judge you, you wicked servant! You knew that I am an exacting man, taking up that which I didn’t lay down, and reaping that which I didn’t sow. 23. Then why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank, and at my coming, I might have earned interest on it?’ (Luke 19:19-23, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 19. And he said likewise to him, <span class="rl-speech">Be thou also over five cities.</span> 20. <span class="rl-speech">And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:</span>
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> **21. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>**
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> 22. And he saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">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:</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?</span> (Luke 19:19-23, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 19. and he said also to this one, <span class="rl-speech">And thou, become thou over five cities.</span> 20. <span class="rl-speech">'And another came, saying, Sir, lo, thy pound, that I had lying away in a napkin;</span>
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> **21. <span class="rl-speech">for I was afraid of thee, because thou art an austere man; thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.</span>**
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> 22. 'And he saith to him, <span class="rl-speech">Out of thy mouth I will judge thee, evil servant: thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow!</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">and wherefore didst thou not give my money to the bank, and I, having come, with interest might have received it?</span> (Luke 19:19-23, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 19.9-27](/codex/luke-19-9-27/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G932 - basileia](/codex/g932-basileia/), via [Luke 19.11-27](/codex/luke-19-11-27/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.