Catholic Public Domain Version
"And he said to him: ‘Well done, good servant. Since you have been faithful in a small matter, you will hold authority over ten cities.’ "
— Luke 19:17, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.”
“And he said unto him, Well done, thou good servant: because thou wast found faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. ”
“"He said to him, 'Well done, you good servant! Because you were found faithful with very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.'”
“And the king said to him,‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you will have authority over ten cities.’”
“And he said to him: Well done, thou good servant, because thou hast been faithful in a little, thou shalt have power over ten cities.”
“And he said to him, You have done well, O good servant: because you have done well in a small thing you will have authority over ten towns.”
“And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.”
But his citizens hated him. And so they sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this one to reign over us.’
And it happened that he returned, having received the kingdom. And he ordered the servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called so that he would know how much each one had earned by doing business.
Now the first approached, saying: ‘Lord, your one pound has earned ten pounds.’
And he said to him: ‘Well done, good servant. Since you have been faithful in a small matter, you will hold authority over ten cities.’
And the second came, saying: ‘Lord, your one pound has earned five pounds.’
And he said to him, ‘And so, you shall be over five cities.’
And another approached, saying: ‘Lord, behold your one pound, which I kept stored in a cloth.