17" 'Well done, my good servant!' his master replied. 'Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.'


In Context

14 "But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, 'We don't want this man to be our king.'

15 "He was made king, however, and returned home. Then he sent for the servants to whom he had given the money, in order to find out what they had gained with it.

16 "The first one came and said, 'Sir, your mina has earned ten more.'

17 " 'Well done, my good servant!' his master replied. 'Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.'

18 "The second came and said, 'Sir, your mina has earned five more.'

19 "His master answered, 'You take charge of five cities.'

Luke 19:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:17And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:17And he said to him: Well done, thou good servant, because thou hast been faithful in a little, thou shalt have power over ten cities.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:17And he said unto him, Well done, thou good servant: because thou wast found faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:17And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:17And he said unto him, Well done, thou good servant: because thou wast found faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:17And he said to him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:17|He said to him, 'Well done, you good servant! Because you were found faithful with very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:17and he said to him, Well done, good servant, because in a very little thou didst become faithful, be having authority over ten cities.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:17And he said to him, Well, you good servant: because you have been faithful in a very little, have you authority over ten cities.