Luke 19:13
“And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But his citizens hated him,.... Not those who are fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; whose…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Ten servants - Nothing in particular is denoted by the number “ten.” It is a circumstance intended to keep up the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Ten servants - All those who professed to receive his doctrine. Ten was a kind of sacred number among the Hebrews, as…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 19:11-27
Our Lord Jesus is now upon his way to Jerusalem, to his last passover, when he was to suffer and die; now here we are…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
his ten servants Rather, ten servants of his own; for such a noble would count his servants by hundreds.
ten pounds The…
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