Lucas 19:16

16 Y vino el primero, diciendo: Señor, tu mina ha ganado diez minas

Lucas 19:16 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 19:16

Then came the first
Who were set in the first place in the church, the apostles of Christ, and who had the greatest gifts, and laboured more abundantly, and were eminently useful; such an one was the Apostle Paul:

saying, Lord;
acknowledging the sovereignty and dominion of Christ over them, owning they were accountable to him, and that he had a right to inquire, what use they had made of their gifts, and what advantages these had produced;

thy pound hath gained ten pounds;
it had been increased tenfold; or it has turned to a tenfold account, in the conversion of sinners, in the edification of the saints, and in the advancement of the kingdom, and interest of Christ. This servant owns, that the gifts he had were Christ's; he calls them, "thy pound"; and therefore did not glory in them as his own attainments, or, as if he had received them not; and ascribes the great increase, not to himself, but to the pound itself; to the gifts of Christ, as they were his, and as used by his grace and strength, and as blessed, and owned by him, to these purposes.

Lucas 19:16 In-Context

14 Pero sus ciudadanos le aborrecían, y enviaron tras de él una embajada, diciendo: No queremos que éste reine sobre nosotros

15 Y aconteció, que vuelto él, habiendo tomado el reino, mandó llamar a sí a aquellos siervos a los cuales había dado el dinero, para saber lo que había negociado cada uno

16 Y vino el primero, diciendo: Señor, tu mina ha ganado diez minas

17 Y él le dice: Está bien, buen siervo; pues que en lo poco has sido fiel, tendrás potestad sobre diez ciudades

18 Y vino el segundo, diciendo: Señor, tu mina ha hecho cinco minas