LUKE 19:24

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And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.

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Luke 19:24 Translation & Meaning

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And καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words And
he said εἶπεν To speak or say (by word or writing) said
unto them that τοῖς The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) unto them that
stood by, παρεστῶσιν To stand beside, i.e., (transitively) to exhibit, proffer, (specially), recommend, (figuratively) substantiate; or (intransitively) to be at hand (or ready), aid stood
Take Ἄρατε To lift up; by implication, to take up or away; figuratively, to raise (the voice), keep in suspense (the mind), specially, to sail away (i.e., weigh anchor); by Hebraism (compare H5375) to expiate sin Take
from ἀπ' "off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative) from
him αὐτοῦ The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons him
the τὴν The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
pound, μνᾶν A mna (i.e., mina), a certain weight pound
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
give δότε To give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection) give
it (No Greek definition. English implied.)
to him that τῷ The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) to him that
hath ἔχοντι To hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition) hath
ten δέκα Ten ten
pounds. μνᾶς A mna (i.e., mina), a certain weight pounds

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  • 22  And he saith unto him, 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:

  • 23  Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?

  • 24  And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.

  • 25  (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)

  • 26  For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.




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