21 I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.'
21 For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
21 for I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You take what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.'
21 To tell you the truth, I was a little afraid. I know you have high standards and hate sloppiness, and don't suffer fools gladly.'
21 For I feared you, because you are an austere man. You collect what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.'
21 I was afraid because you are a hard man to deal with, taking what isn't yours and harvesting crops you didn't plant.'
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Luke 19:21
Commentary on Luke 19:11-27
(Read Luke 19:11-27)
This parable is like that of the talents, 1 Peter 4:10. The account required, resembles that in the parable of the talents; and the punishment of the avowed enemies of Christ, as well as of false professors, is shown. The principal difference is, that the pound given to each seems to point out the gift of the gospel, which is the same to all who hear it; but the talents, distributed more or less, seem to mean that God gives different capacities and advantages to men, by which this one gift of the gospel may be differently improved.