20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
20 "Then another servant came and said, 'Sir, here is your mina; I have kept it laid away in a piece of cloth.
20 Then another came, saying, 'Lord, here is your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief;
20 "The next servant said, 'Master, here's your money safe and sound. I kept it hidden in the cellar.
20 Then another came, saying, 'Master, here is your mina, which I have kept put away in a handkerchief.
20 "But the third servant brought back only the original amount of money and said, 'Master, I hid your money and kept it safe.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Luke 19:20
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.