Bible Strands
Luke 19:25
‘Master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The bystanders respond to the nobleman’s command to seize a mina and redistribute it, objecting that the first servant already possesses ten minas. They address him directly as "Master" while standing in his presence.
The words — The verse hinges on kurie (Master) and deka mnas (ten minas), recording the bystanders’ blunt acknowledgment of existing wealth. The verb echei (he has) states present possession without qualifying its source or duration.
The thread — The bystanders’ calculation mirrors the accounting demand in Luke 16:2 and the divergence between human and divine perspective in Isaiah 55:8. It parallels the covenantal expansion in 2 Samuel 7:19, where human metrics yield to sovereign provision.
Why it lands — The text records a factual objection to a redistributive command, forcing recognition that human accounting does not dictate authority. It requires the reader to submit to the ruler’s right to reallocate resources according to his own standard.
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The Greek words
King James Version
(And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 7:19 And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD?
- Luke 16:2 So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’
- Isaiah 55:8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.