Luke 19:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.”

Luke 19:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 19:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 19:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““He said to him, ‘Well done, you good servant! Because you were found faithful with very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.’”

Luke 19:17 — World English Bible

Luke 19:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he said unto him, Well done, thou good servant: because thou wast found faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.”

Luke 19:17 — American Standard Version

Luke 19:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and he said to him, Well done, good servant, because in a very little thou didst become faithful, be having authority over ten cities.”

Luke 19:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 19:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he said to him, Well [done], thou good bondman; because thou hast been faithful in that which is least, be thou in authority over ten cities.”

Luke 19:17 — Darby Translation

Luke 19:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he sayd vnto him, Well, good seruant: because thou hast bene faithfull in a very litle thing, take thou authoritie ouer ten cities.”

Luke 19:17 — Geneva Bible

Luke 19:17 in Context — Luke 19

15 Y aconteció, que vuelto él, habiendo tomado el reino, mandó llamar á sí á aquellos siervos á los cuales había dado el dinero, para saber lo que había negociado cada uno.

16 Y vino el primero, diciendo: Señor, tu mina ha ganado diez minas.

17 Y él le dice: Está bien, buen siervo; pues que en lo poco has sido fiel, tendrás potestad sobre diez ciudades.

18 Y vino otro, diciendo: Señor, tu mina ha hecho cinco minas.

19 Y también á éste dijo: Tú también sé sobre cinco ciudades.

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What Does Luke 19:17 Mean?

Luke 19:17 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 19. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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