Bible in Basic English
"And another came, saying, Your pound has made five pounds."
— Luke 19:18, Bible in Basic English
“And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.”
“And the second came, saying, Thy pound, Lord, hath made five pounds. ”
“"The second came, saying, 'Your mina, Lord, has made five minas.'”
“Then the second one came and said,‘Sir, your mina has made five minas.’”
“And the second came, saying: Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.”
“And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.”
And when he came back again, having got his kingdom, he gave orders for those servants to whom he had given the money to come to him, so that he might have an account of what business they had done.
And the first came before him, saying, Lord, your pound has made ten pounds.
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 another came, saying, Your pound has made five pounds.
And he said, You will be ruler over five towns.
And another came, saying, Lord, here is your pound, which I put away in a cloth;
Because I was in fear of you, for you are a hard man: you take up what you have not put down, and get in grain where you have not put seed.