The Meaning of Luke 19:18 Explained

Luke 19:18

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

YLT: 'And the second came, saying, Sir, thy pound made five pounds;

Darby: And the second came, saying, My Lord, thy mina has made five minas.

ASV: And the second came, saying, Thy pound, Lord, hath made five pounds.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Luke 19:18?

MEANING: What does Luke 19:18 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Luke 19:18 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Luke 19:18?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Luke 19:18 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 19:18

Made [ἐποίησεν]
See on Matthew 25:16. [source]

What do the individual words in Luke 19:18 mean?

And came the second saying The mina of you Lord has made five minas
Καὶ ἦλθεν ὁ δεύτερος λέγων Ἡ μνᾶ σου κύριε ἐποίησεν πέντε μνᾶς

ἦλθεν  came 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: ἔρχομαι  
Sense: to come.
δεύτερος  second 
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: δεύτερον 
Sense: the second, the other of two.
λέγων  saying 
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: λέγω 
Sense: to say, to speak.
μνᾶ  mina 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Feminine Singular
Root: μνᾶ  
Sense: in the OT, a weight of 300 shekels was one pound.
σου  of  you 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Root: σύ  
Sense: you.
κύριε  Lord 
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.
ἐποίησεν  has  made 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: ποιέω  
Sense: to make.
πέντε  five 
Parse: Adjective, Accusative Feminine Plural
Root: πέντε  
Sense: five.
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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2 Corinthians 8:12 [2]
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