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Luke 19:18–19

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And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
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  1. Mark 4:20Rank 1 from verse 18
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    20And 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.

  2. 2 Corinthians 8:12Rank 2 from verse 18
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    12For 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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    23But 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.

From verse 19

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    58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

  2. 1 Corinthians 15:41–42Rank 2 from verse 19
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    41There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.

    42So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

  3. 1 Corinthians 3:8Rank 3 from verse 19
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    8Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

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    6But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

  5. 2 John 1:8Rank 5 from verse 19
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    8Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.

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Luke 19:18

COMBINED MEANING

Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

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pound

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Sense 1: A standard measure of weight. Sense 2: A money of account whose value differs by country.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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gained

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of gain, meaning to obtain, win, acquire, profit by, or bring a person to the truth or cause sought.

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Luke 19:19

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likewise

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Sense 1: In the same, similar, or corresponding manner. Sense 2: In a matching case.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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17And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

18And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

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19And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.

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20And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:

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