Lukas 19:16

16 En de eerste kwam, en zeide: Heer, uw pond heeft tien ponden daartoe gewonnen.

Lukas 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.

Lukas 19:16 In-Context

14 En zijn burgers haatten hem, en zonden hem gezanten na, zeggende: Wij willen niet, dat deze over ons koning zij.

15 En het geschiedde, toen hij wederkwam, als hij het koninkrijk ontvangen had, dat hij zeide, dat die dienstknechten tot hem zouden geroepen worden, wien hij het geld gegeven had; opdat hij weten mocht, wat een iegelijk met handelen gewonnen had.

16 En de eerste kwam, en zeide: Heer, uw pond heeft tien ponden daartoe gewonnen.

17 En hij zeide tot hem: Wel, gij goede dienstknecht, dewijl gij in het minste getrouw zijt geweest, zo heb macht over tien steden.

18 En de tweede kwam, en zeide: Heer, uw pond heeft vijf ponden gewonnen.