American Standard Version
"And he said unto him also, Be thou also over five cities. "
— Luke 19:19, American Standard Version
“And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.”
“"So he said to him, 'And you are to be over five cities.'”
“So the king said to him,‘And you are to be over five cities.’”
“And he said to him: Be thou also over five cities.”
“And he said, You will be ruler over five towns.”
“And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.”
And the first came before him, saying, Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more.
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.
And the second came, saying, Thy pound, Lord, hath made five pounds.
And he said unto him also, Be thou also over five cities.
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I kept laid up in a napkin:
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.
He saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that which I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow;