Luke 19:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds,a and said unto them, Occupy till I come. ”

Luke 19:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ten servants - Nothing in particular is denoted by the number “ten.” It is a circumstance intended to keep up the narrative. In general, by these servants our Saviour denotes his disciples, and i...
Luke 19:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(5) And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. (5) There are three sorts of men in the Church: the one sort fall from Christ whom they do...
Luke 19:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Parable of the Talents ( Matthew 25:14-30 *). There are some differences in the two versions. In Lk. the man of Mt. becomes a prince who (like the sons of Herod the Great) journeys (to Rome) to ha...
Luke 19:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

his ten servants . ten servants of his. servants . bond-servants. pounds . Greek. mna. See App-51. Archelaus did thus actually leave money in trust with his servants, Philippus being in charge...
Luke 19:13 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

13. And having called his ten servants. We must not inquire anxiously into the number of the servants, or into the sums of money. For Matthew, by expressing various sums, includes a more ext...
Luke 19:13 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1562 THE POUNDS Luke 19:12-13 . A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten poun...
Luke 19:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. Ten servants - All those who professed to receive his doctrine. Ten was a kind of sacred number...
Luke 19:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And he called his ten servants,— By the ten servants we may understand the apostles and first preachers of the gospel; to whom Jesus gave endowments, fitting them for their work, and from whom he...
Luke 19:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occup...
Luke 19:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Zacceleus. The Pounds. Christ's Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. He Cleanses the Temple 1-10. Zacchaeus (peculiar to Lk). The narrative shows that our Lord's familiar intercourse with publicans and...
Luke 19:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And delivered them ten pounds. — In this, again, we have a noticeable difference. Here we begin with equality; in Matthew 25:15 the servants start with unequal amounts, “according to their severa...
Luke 19:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 23 THE ESCHATOLOGY OF THE GOSPEL. COIFI, in his parable to the thanes and nobles of the North Humber country, likened the present life of man to the flight of a sparrow through one of th...
Luke 19:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Doing Business for God Luke 19:11-27 In many respects this parable differs from that of the ten talents. In that, the servants are entrusted with different amounts; in this, the same amount is...
Luke 19:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Zacchaeus was the last convert but one in the ministry of Jesus. Our Lord's method with him is very revealing. He asked for his hospitality, and after receiving it held an unrecorded conversation wit...
Luke 19:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. He said therefore, A certai...
Luke 19:13 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

A MOTTO FOR LIFE ‘Occupy till I come.’ Luke 19:13 The words have a threefold course: A constant, daily, life-long work; a sweet end, when that work is done; and the highest and most loving m...
Luke 19:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he called his ten servants ,.... By whom are meant, not all mankind; for though these are all his servants of right, yet not in fact; nor the elect of God, who are called by grace; for though th...
Luke 19:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And he called his ten servants This translation implies, he had neither more nor fewer than ten servants, and that they were all called: but Dr. Campbell thinks the original expression, καλεσας δε...
Luke 19:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ZACCHAEUS RECEIVING THE LORD JESUS (vs.1-10) There was yet another man to be rescued from Jericho, the city of the curse ( Joshua 6:26 ). The Lord, in faithful grace, passed through that city, an...
Luke 19:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Nobleman and His Servants. 11 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, a...
Luke 19:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Luke 19:12 "
Luke 19:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Parable of The Receiving of the Kingdom, the Testing Out of The Servants As To Their Suitability For High Position, and The Fate of Rebels (19:11-27). . We come now to the end of this sixth se...
Luke 19:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Luke 19:11 . He added .—This parable is thus distinctly connected with the words spoken in the house of Zacchæus. It is, therefore, not to be confused with the parable of the Tale...
Luke 19:13 - Scofield Reference Notes

pounds Greek, "mina," here translated "a pound," is 12 ounces and a half.
Luke 19:13 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 19:13 We have four things here, which, keeping to the metaphor of the text, I may designate as the Capital, the Business, the Profits, and the Audit. I. The Capital. A pound was a very littl...
Luke 19:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 19:1-2 . And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. Many of those tax-gatherers wer...
Luke 19:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 19:11 . He spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, to correct the fond error of those who thought he would reign on earth. This parable therefore differs from that of the talents,...
Luke 19:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

A certain nobleman went into a far country Parable of the pounds I. CHRIST’S ABSENCE IS A PERIOD OF PROBATION. II. THE NATURE OF THE PROBATION IS TWOFOLD. 1. The obligation to loyalty inv...
Luke 19:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Luke 19:1-42 Jesus lodges in the house of Zacchaeus, " the chief among the publicans " at Jericho. This episode, which took place at Jericho just before the Lord's entry in...
Luke 19:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Parable of the Talents. The departure of the nobleman:
Luke 19:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 12:28 ; 1 Corinthians 12:29 ; 1 Corinthians 12:7-11 ; 1 Peter 4:9-11 ; 2 Peter 1:1 ; Galatians 1:10 ; James 1:1 ; John 12:26 ; Matthew 25:14 ; Matthew 25:15 ; Romans 12:6-8
Luke 19:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Trade till I come — To visit the nation, to destroy Jerusalem, to judge the world: or, in a more particular sense, to require thy soul of thee.

Luke 19:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Luke 19:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Luke 19:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 19:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Luke 19:13 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 19:13 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Luke 19:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Luke 19:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Luke 19:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Luke 19:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 19:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Luke 19:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Luke 19:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Luke 19:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Luke 19:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Luke 19:13 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Luke 19:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Luke 19:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 19:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 19:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Luke 19:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Luke 19:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 19:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Luke 19:13 - Scofield Reference Notes

Luke 19:13 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 19:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 19:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 19:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

Luke 19:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Luke 19:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Luke 19:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 19:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes