KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Luke 19:17–18
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Luke 19:17
17And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
17And he said vnto him, Well, thou good seruant: because thou hast bene faithfull in a very little, haue thou authoritie ouer ten cities.
Luke 19:18
18And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
18And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained fiue pounds.
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DEFINED WORDS
Luke 19:17
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
In a good, right, or healthy manner or condition; also a deep source of water, according to context.
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That which is right, beneficial, pleasing, useful, or morally upright.
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One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
For the reason that; since.
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Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience; also used as an auxiliary verb.
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Steadfast in truth, duty, promise, or allegiance; trustworthy and true.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Truly or in a high degree; as an adjective, true or real.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Luke 19:18
A title of authority applied here to God, Christ, or a male master or ruler, according to the verse.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
In Christ's parable, a sum of money entrusted for use.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Obtained as profit or advantage; won; drawn over to a party; reached.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
The number following four and preceding six.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Measures of weight; also sums of money entrusted for use in Christ's parable.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
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From verse 17
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Open the full verse study10He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
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Open the full verse study21His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
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Open the full verse study26And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
27And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
28And I will give him the morning star.
29He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
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Open the full verse study7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
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Open the full verse study30Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
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Open the full verse study5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
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Open the full verse study4And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
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Open the full verse study4And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
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Open the full verse study10Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
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Open the full verse study30That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
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Open the full verse study29But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
From verse 18
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Open the full verse study20And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
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Open the full verse study12For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
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Open the full verse study23But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
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