Luke 19:18

18 "The second came, and said, "`Your pound, Sir, has produced five pounds.'

Luke 19:18 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 19:18

And the second came
He who was next, though less useful, yet equally diligent and active:

saying, Lord;
acknowledging also the power and authority of Christ over him:

thy pound hath gained five pounds;
is increased fivefold, or is turned to a fivefold account, to the interest of Christ, and good of immortal souls: the usefulness of the ministers of the Gospel is not alike; as they have gifts different one from another, so their improvements are different, and their labours, though faithful, do not turn to the same account,

Luke 19:18 In-Context

16 "So the first came and said, "`Sir, your pound has produced ten pounds more.'

17 "`Well done, good servant,' he replied; `because you have been faithful in a very small matter, be in authority over ten towns.'

18 "The second came, and said, "`Your pound, Sir, has produced five pounds.'

19 "So he said to this one also, "`And you, be the governor of five towns.'

20 "The next came. "`Sir,' he said, `here is your pound, which I have kept wrapt up in a cloth.