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.


In Context

18 'And the second came, saying, Sir, thy pound made five pounds;

19 and he said also to this one, And thou, become thou over five cities.

20 'And another came, saying, Sir, lo, thy pound, that I had lying away in a napkin;

21 for 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.

22 'And he saith to him, Out of thy mouth I will judge thee, evil servant: thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow!

23 and wherefore didst thou not give my money to the bank, and I, having come, with interest might have received 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 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 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.