The Meaning of Luke 19:24 Explained

Luke 19:24

KJV: And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.

YLT: And to those standing by he said, Take from him the pound, and give to him having the ten pounds --

Darby: And he said to those that stood by, Take from him the mina and give it to him who has the ten minas.

ASV: And he said unto them that stood by, Take away from him the pound, and give it unto him that hath the ten pounds.

Discover Luke 19:24

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Luke 19:24?

MEANING: What does Luke 19:24 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Luke 19:24 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Luke 19:24?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And  he said  unto them that stood by,  Take  from  him  the pound,  and  give  [it] to him that hath  ten  pounds. 

What does Luke 19:24 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The bystanders in the parable represent those who assist Jesus in carrying out His will, perhaps angels or other human servants. The unfaithful servant lost even what the master had given him. If the mina each servant received represents his life potential, this servant would lose that. The master gave it instead to the most faithful servant. This seems to mean that God"s faithful servants will receive additional opportunities to glorify Him in the next stage of their service as well as authority over others. The next stage of these servants" service will be millennial service in the kingdom. It will be that for Christians as well.
"In the Christian life we do not stand still. We use our gifts and make progress or we lose what we have." [1]

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

What do the individual words in Luke 19:24 mean?

And to those standing by he said Take from him the mina give [it] to the [one] the ten minas having
Καὶ τοῖς παρεστῶσιν εἶπεν Ἄρατε ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ τὴν μνᾶν δότε τῷ τὰς δέκα μνᾶς ἔχοντι

τοῖς  to  those 
Parse: Article, Dative Masculine Plural
Root: ὁ  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
παρεστῶσιν  standing  by 
Parse: Verb, Perfect Participle Active, Dative Masculine Plural
Root: παριστάνω 
Sense: to place beside or near.
εἶπεν  he  said 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: λέγω  
Sense: to speak, say.
Ἄρατε  Take 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Imperative Active, 2nd Person Plural
Root: αἴρω  
Sense: to raise up, elevate, lift up.
μνᾶν  mina 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular
Root: μνᾶ  
Sense: in the OT, a weight of 300 shekels was one pound.
δότε  give  [it] 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Imperative Active, 2nd Person Plural
Root: διδῶ 
Sense: to give.
τῷ  to  the  [one] 
Parse: Article, Dative Masculine Singular
Root: ὁ  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
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.

What are the major concepts related to Luke 19:24?

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