Luke 19:20
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is your pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
American King James Version (AKJV)
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is your pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
American Standard Version (ASV)
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I kept laid up in a napkin:
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And another came, saying, Lord, here is your pound, which I put away in a cloth;
Webster's Revision
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
World English Bible
Another came, saying, 'Lord, behold, your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief,
English Revised Version (ERV)
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I kept laid up in a napkin:
Clarke's Luke 19:20 Bible Commentary
Lord, behold, here is thy pound - See Matthew 25:18.
Barnes's Luke 19:20 Bible Commentary
A napkin - A towel. He means by it that he had not wasted it nor thrown it by carelessly, but had been "very careful" of it; so much so as to be at the pains to tie it up in a towel and put it in a safe place, as if he had been "very faithful" to his trust. So many people employ their talents, their learning, their property, their influence. They "have" them; they "keep" them; but they never "use" them in the service of the Lord Jesus; and, in regard to their influence on the church or the world, it would be the same if God had never conferred on them these talents.