Another came, saying, ‘Lord, behold, your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief,
Parallel translations
- KJV And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
- BSB Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.
- NKJV “Then another came, saying, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have kept put away in a handkerchief.
- NASB And then another came, saying, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I kept tucked away in a handkerchief;
- NLT “But the third servant brought back only the original amount of money and said, ‘Master, I hid your money and kept it safe.
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Cross-references · 6
- Prov 26:13–16The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”
- Matt 25:24“He also who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter.
- Jas 4:17To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.
- Luke 6:46“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things which I say?
- Luke 3:9Even now the ax also lies at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.”
- Luke 19:13He called ten servants of his, and gave them ten mina coins, and told them, ‘Conduct business until I come.’
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