Luke 19:24-25 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 19:11-27

Our Lord Jesus is now upon his way to Jerusalem, to his last passover, when he was to suffer and die; now here we are told, I. How the expectations of his friends were raised upon this occasion: They thought that the kingdom of God would immediately appear, Luke 19:11. The Pharisees expected it about this time (Luke 17:20), and, it seems, so did Christ's own disciples; but they both had a mistaken notion of it. The Pharisees thought that it must be introduced by some other temporal prince or... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 19:11-27

19:11-27 As they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell them a parable because he was near Jerusalem, and they were thinking that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately. So he said, "There was a noble man who went into a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself and then to return. He called ten of his own servants and gave them 5 pounds each and said to them, 'Trade with these until I come.' His citizens hated him, and they despatched an embassy after him,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:24

And he said unto them that stood by ,.... The angels, it may be; though this may not be strictly taken, as if any persons, angels, or men, will be employed in what follows, only that it will be done, or may be expected: take from him the pound ; which shows, that it was not special grace, for that is a good part that shall never be taken away, but gifts which may be taken away from men, or they from them: and give it to him that hath ten pounds ; not that, strictly speaking, the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:25

And they said unto him ,.... The bystanders; Lord, he hath ten pounds ; which they say either through envy, at his superior gifts, and usefulness; for it is generally the lot of the most eminent and useful servants of Christ to be envied by others; or in surprise, as wondering at the conduct of Christ in giving more to such, who had so much already. The Ethiopic version reads the words by way of interrogation, "hath he not ten pounds?" is not that enough? why should he have more? This... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 19:25

And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds - This whole verse is omitted by the Codex Bezae, a few others, and some copies of the Itala. It is probably an observation that some person made while our Lord was delivering the parable, with a design to correct him in the distribution: as if he had said, "Why give the mina to that person? he has got ten already; give it to one of those who has fewer." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 19:11-27

The parable of the pounds. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 19:11-27

The parable of the pounds. This parable closely resembles that reported in Matthew 25:14-30 . The two are undoubtedly different, but they have much in common. We cannot rightly understand each without balancing it by the other. Certainly we realize the full effect of their application when, to borrow an expressive figure, we look on them "as twin parables, resembling one of those trees whose main trunk separates just above the earth into two equal towering stems." Thus connecting them,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 19:11-27

The law of capital in Christ's kingdom. Zacchaeus's conversion and all the stir on leaving Jericho led many in the crowd to imagine that Christ was immediately to assume a visible kingdom. To remove misapprehension, therefore, he proceeds to tell them a parable which would at once rouse them to the necessity of working instead of indulging in lackadaisical waiting. Comparing himself to a nobleman who is going into a far country to receive a kingdom and to return, he compares his disciples... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 19:12-24

Life a sacred opportunity. We may bring out the main thought of our Master in this parable if we consider the four points of— I. GOD 'S SOVEREIGNTY OF OUR LIFE . He is the Divine Lord of our life. It came from him; it is continued by him; it is enriched perpetually and liberally from his bountiful stores; and it is subject to his sway. He has a sovereign right to determine what it shall be—what shall be its aim and its issue. He is the "nobleman;" we are "his servants." if... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 19:12-27

Probation and award. Jesus Christ here invites us to do two things. I. TO TREAT THIS LIFE AS A TIME OF SACRED OPPORTUNITY . The "nobleman" of the parable gave to his servants a certain sum, of which they were to make good use during his absence. His charge was this: "Occupy till I come." 1 . The time of the nobleman's absence stands for our mortal life. Whether it be long or short, our present life is a period during which we have to be preparing for another of... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 19:11-27

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 19:11-27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:25

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 19:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 19:11-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 19:11-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 19:11-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 19:12-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 19:12-27

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