21For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and thou reapest that which thou didst not sow.


In Context

18 And the second came, saying: Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

19 And he said to him: Be thou also over five cities.

20 And another came, saying: Lord, behold here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin;

21 For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and thou reapest that which thou didst not sow.

22 He saith to him: Out of thy own mouth I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow:

23 And why then didst thou not give my money into the bank, that at my coming, I might have exacted it with usury?

Luke 19:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:21For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:21I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.'

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:21for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that which thou layedst not down, and reapest that which thou didst not sow.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:21For I feared thee because thou art a harsh man: thou takest up what thou hast not laid down, and thou reapest what thou hast not sowed.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:21for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:21For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou layedst not down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:21for I feared you, because you are an exacting man. You take up that which you didn't lay down, and reap that which you didn't sow.'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:21for I was afraid of thee, because thou art an austere man; thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:21For I feared you, because you are an austere man: you take up that you layed not down, and reap that you did not sow.