“They said to him, ‘Lord, he has ten minas!’
Parallel translations
- KJV (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)
- BSB ‘Master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’
- NKJV (But they said to him, ‘Master, he has ten minas.’)
- NASB And they said to him, ‘Master, he already has ten minas.’
- NLT “‘But, master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten pounds!’
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Cross-references · 3
- 2 Sam 7:19This was yet a small thing in your eyes, Lord Yahweh; but you have spoken also of your servant’s house for a great while to come; and this among men, Lord Yahweh!
- Isa 55:8–9“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways,” says Yahweh.
- Luke 16:2He called him, and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’
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