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.'


In Context

18 |The second came, saying, 'Your mina, Lord, has made five minas.'

19 |So he said to him, 'And you are to be over five cities.'

20 Another came, saying, 'Lord, behold, your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief,

21 for 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.'

22 |He said to him, 'Out of your own mouth will I judge you, you wicked servant! You knew that I am an exacting man, taking up that which I didn't lay down, and reaping that which I didn't sow.

23 Then why didn't you deposit my money in the bank, and at my coming, I might have earned interest on it?'

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 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 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.