The Meaning of Luke 19:25 Explained

Luke 19:25

KJV: (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)

YLT: (and they said to him, Sir, he hath ten pounds) --

Darby: And they said to him, Lord, he has ten minas.

ASV: And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

(And  they said  unto him,  Lord,  he hath  ten  pounds.  ) 

What does Luke 19:25 Mean?

Context Summary

Luke 19:11-27 - Doing Business For God
In many respects this parable differs from that of the ten talents. In that, the servants are entrusted with different amounts; in this, the same amount is allotted to each. Obviously, the former deals with our powers and opportunities for service, which greatly differ; whereas the latter deals with those ordinary gifts which are common to all, and especially with the gift of salvation. All have the opportunity of using and enjoying the same bestowment of life which is in Jesus Christ for those who believe, Judges 1:3.
Some make the greatest possible use of "our common salvation." They increase its blessings by much prayer and faith and experience. They speak of it to others and spread the knowledge of the heights and depths of God's love. The more they do this, the more it grows on them. Others pass through life without realizing or enjoying Christ's gift of eternal life. They hope that they may be saved; but they have no deep experimental knowledge of His love. These are they who misuse their pound! What a contrast between such and Paul or Luther or Wesley! [source]

Chapter Summary: Luke 19

1  Of Zacchaeus a tax collector
11  The ten minas
28  Jesus rides into Jerusalem with triumph;
41  weeps over it;
45  drives the buyers and sellers out of the temple;
47  Teaching daily in it The rulers seek to destroy him, but fear the people

Greek Commentary for Luke 19:25

And they said unto him [και ειπαν αυτωι]
Probably the eager audience who had been listening to this wonderful parable interrupted Jesus at this point because of this sudden turn when the one pound is given to the man who has ten pounds. If so, it shows plainly how keenly they followed the story which Jesus was giving because of their excitement about the kingdom (Luke 19:11). [source]

What do the individual words in Luke 19:25 mean?

And they said to him Master he has ten minas
Καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ Κύριε ἔχει δέκα μνᾶς

εἶπαν  they  said 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural
Root: λέγω  
Sense: to speak, say.
αὐτῷ  to  him 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Root: αὐτός  
Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself.
Κύριε  Master 
Parse: Noun, Vocative Masculine Singular
Root: κύριος  
Sense: he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord.
ἔχει  he  has 
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: ἔχω  
Sense: to have, i.e. to hold.
δέκα  ten 
Parse: Adjective, Accusative Feminine Plural
Root: δέκα 
Sense: ten.
μνᾶς  minas 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Plural
Root: μνᾶ  
Sense: in the OT, a weight of 300 shekels was one pound.

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