Luke 19:19
 Luke 19:19 
New International Version (©2011)
"His master answered, 'You take charge of five cities.'

New Living Translation (©2007)
"'Well done!' the king said. 'You will be governor over five cities.'

English Standard Version (©2001)
And he said to him, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"And he said to him also, 'And you are to be over five cities.'

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
"So he said to him, You will be over five towns.'

International Standard Version (©2012)
The king told him, 'You take charge of five cities.'

NET Bible (©2006)
So the king said to him, 'And you are to be over five cities.'

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
He said also to this one, “You also shall be ruler over five fortress cities.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
"The king said to this servant, 'You take charge of five cities.'

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And he said likewise to him, Be also over five cities.

American King James Version
And he said likewise to him, Be you also over five cities.

American Standard Version
And he said unto him also, Be thou also over five cities.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to him: Be thou also over five cities.

Darby Bible Translation
And he said also to this one, And thou, be over five cities.

English Revised Version
And he said unto him also, Be thou also over five cities.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.

Weymouth New Testament
"So he said to this one also, "'And you, be the governor of five towns.'

World English Bible
"So he said to him, 'And you are to be over five cities.'

Young's Literal Translation
and he said also to this one, And thou, become thou over five cities.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

19:11-27 This parable is like that of the talents, Mt 25. Those that are called to Christ, he furnishes with gifts needful for their business; and from those to whom he gives power, he expects service. The manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal, 1Co 12:7. And as every one has received the gift, so let him minister the same, 1Pe 4:10. The account required, resembles that in the parable of the talents; and the punishment of the avowed enemies of Christ, as well as of false professors, is shown. The principal difference is, that the pound given to each seems to point out the gift of the gospel, which is the same to all who hear it; but the talents, distributed more or less, seem to mean that God gives different capacities and advantages to men, by which this one gift of the gospel may be differently improved.


Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he said likewise to him,.... He commended him as a good and faithful servant, though this is not expressed; and added,

be thou over five cities; which does not denote any inequality of glory in Christ's ministers, who will all shine as the firmament, and as the stars for ever and ever; at least, there will be no inequality in the ultimate state of happiness, when all the saints shall shine as the sun in the kingdom of their Father, whatever there may be in the kingdom state, or in Christ's personal reign with his saints on earth. The above learned writer would have this passage compared with Isaiah 19:18.


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The Parable of the Ten Minas
18And the second came, saying, Lord, your pound has gained five pounds. 19And he said likewise to him, Be you also over five cities. 20And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is your pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin: …

Luke 19:18 "The second came and said, 'Sir, your mina has earned five more.'
Luke 19:20 "Then another servant came and said, 'Sir, here is your mina; I have kept it laid away in a piece of cloth.