Luke:19:11-27
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He saide therefore ,
A certaine noble man went into a farre countrey ,
to receiue for himselfe a kingdome ,
and so to come againe .
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Nowe his citizens hated him ,
and sent an ambassage after him ,
saying ,
We will not haue this man to reigne ouer vs .
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And it came to passe ,
when hee was come againe ,
and had receiued his kingdome ,
that he commanded the seruants to be called to him ,
to whome he gaue his money ,
that he might knowe what euery man had gained .
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Then came the first ,
saying ,
Lord , (
note :)
This was a piece of money which the Greeks used ,
and was worth about one hundred pence ,
which is about ten crowns .(:
note )
thy pound hath gained ten pounds .
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And he sayd vnto him ,
Well ,
good seruant :
because thou hast bene faithfull in a very litle thing ,
take thou authoritie ouer ten cities .
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And the second came ,
saying ,
Lord ,
thy piece hath encreased fiue pieces .
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And to the same he sayd ,
Be thou also ruler ouer fiue cities .
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For I feared thee ,
because thou art a straight man :
thou takest vp ,
that thou layedst not downe ,
and reapest that thou diddest not sowe .
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Then he sayde vnto him ,
Of thine owne mouth will I iudge thee ,
O euill seruant .
Thou knewest that I am a straight man ,
taking vp that I layd not downe , &
amp ;
reaping that I did not sowe .
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Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the (
note :)
To the bankers and money changers .
Usury or loaning money at interest is strictly forbidden by the Bible , (
Exo_22
:25-27 ;
Deu_23
:19-20 ).
Even a rate as low as one per cent interest was disallowed , (
Neh_5
:11 ).
This servant had already told two lies .
First he said the master was an austere or harsh man .
This is a lie for the Lord is merciful and gracious .
Next he called his master a thief because he reaped where he did not sow .
Finally the master said to him that why did you not add insult to injury and loan the money out at interest so you could call your master a «
usurer »
too !
If the servant had done this ,
his master would have been responsible for his servant '
s actions and guilty of usury . (
Ed .)(:
note )
bank ,
that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury ?
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And he sayd to them that stoode by ,
Take from him that piece ,
and giue it him that hath ten pieces .
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And they sayd vnto him ,
Lord ,
hee hath ten pieces .)
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For I say vnto you ,
that vnto all them that haue ,
it shalbe giuen :
and from him that hath not ,
euen that he hath ,
shalbe taken from him .
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Moreouer ,
those mine enemies ,
which would not that I should reigne ouer them ,
bring hither ,
and slay them before me .
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