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.'


In Context

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

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

20 "Then another servant came and said, 'Sir, here is your mina; I have kept it laid away in a piece of cloth.

21 I 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.'

22 "His master replied, 'I will judge you by your own words, you wicked servant! You knew, did you, that I am a hard man, taking out what I did not put in, and reaping what I did not sow?

23 Why then didn't you put my money on deposit, so that when I came back, I could have collected it with interest?'

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:21For 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.

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.