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Luke 19:21
For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou didst not lay down: and thou reapest that which thou didst not sow.
Luke 19:21 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
Luke 19:21 in other translations
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.
For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’
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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In context
18 And the second came, saying: Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
19 And he said 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 what thou didst not lay down: and thou reapest that which thou didst not sow.
22 He saith to him: Out of thy own mouth I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up what I laid not down and reaping that which I did not sow.
23 And why then didst thou not give my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have exacted it with usury?
24 And he said to them that stood by: Take the pound away from him and give it to him that hath ten pounds.
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