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Luke 19:20
And another came, saying, Lord, here is your pound, which I put away in a cloth;
Luke 19:20 · Bible in Basic English
Luke 19:20 in other translations
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.
Another came, saying, ‘Lord, behold, your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief,
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In context
17 And he said to him, You have done well, O good servant: because you have done well in a small thing you will have authority over ten towns.
18 And another came, saying, Your pound has made five pounds.
19 And he said, You will be ruler over five towns.
20 And another came, saying, Lord, here is your pound, which I put away in a cloth;
21 Because I was in fear of you, for you are a hard man: you take up what you have not put down, and get in grain where you have not put seed.
22 He said to him, By the words of your mouth you will be judged, you bad servant. You had knowledge that I am a hard man, taking up what I have not put down and getting in grain where I have not put seed;
23 Why then did you not put my money in a bank, so that when I came I would get it back with interest?
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