Luke 19:21

19 And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.

20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:

For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.

22 And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

23 Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’
KJV
For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
WEB
for I feared you, because you are an exacting man. You take up that which you didn’t lay down, and reap that which you didn’t sow.’
ASV
for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that which thou layedst not down, and reapest that which thou didst not sow.
DARBY
For I feared thee because thou art a harsh man: thou takest up what thou hast not laid down, and thou reapest what thou hast not sowed.
BLB
For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You take up what you did not lay down, and you reap what you did not sow.’
ÅB
for jeg fryktet for deg, fordi du er en streng mann; du tar opp det du ikke la ned, og høster det du ikke sådde.
OTB
for jeg var redd for deg, fordi du er en streng mann. Du tar ut det du ikke har lagt inn, og høster det du ikke har sådd.’
B1930
for jeg fryktet for dig, fordi du er en streng mann; du tar op det du ikke la ned, og høster det du ikke sådde.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 25:24–25

    Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:

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  • 2 Samuel 6:9–11

    And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?

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  • 1 Samuel 6:19–21

    And he smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.

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  • Job 21:14–15

    Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

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  • Exodus 20:19–20

    And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

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  • 2 Timothy 1:7

    For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

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  • Ezekiel 18:25–29

    Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?

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  • Jude 1:15

    To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

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