Lukas 19:19

19 And the man of noble birth said also to this one, And you have shlita (authority) over five towns.

Lukas 19:19 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 19:19

And he said likewise to him
He commended him as a good and faithful servant, though this is not expressed; and added,

be thou over five cities;
which does not denote any inequality of glory in Christ's ministers, who will all shine as the firmament, and as the stars for ever and ever; at least, there will be no inequality in the ultimate state of happiness, when all the saints shall shine as the sun in the kingdom of their Father, whatever there may be in the kingdom state, or in Christ's personal reign with his saints on earth. The above learned writer would have this passage compared with ( Isaiah 19:18 ) .

Lukas 19:19 In-Context

17 Yafeh! Eved tov! Because you have been ne’eman (faithful) in a very small thing, have shlita (authority) over ten towns.[MISHLE 27:18]

18 And the sheni (second) came saying, Your mina, Adoni, made five minas.

19 And the man of noble birth said also to this one, And you have shlita (authority) over five towns.

20 And the other came saying, Adoni, hinei! Your mina which I had put away in a tichel (kerchief).

21 For I was fearing you, because you are a big machmir (stickler), you take what you did not deposit, and you reap what you did not sow.