18 And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
18 "The second came and said, 'Sir, your mina has earned five more.'
18 And the second came, saying, 'Lord, your mina has made five minas.'
18 "The second said, 'Master, I made a fifty percent profit on your money.'
18 And the second came, saying, 'Master, your mina has earned five minas.'
18 "The next servant reported, 'Master, I invested your money and made five times the original amount.'
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Luke 19:18
Commentary on Luke 19:11-27
(Read Luke 19:11-27)
This parable is like that of the talents, 1 Peter 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.