Luke Chapter 19, Verse 20
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20: και ετερος ηλθεν λεγων κυριε ιδου η μνα σου ην ειχον αποκειμενην εν σουδαριω
20: And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound,
which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
20: And another came, saying: Lord, behold here is thy pound, which I
have kept laid up in a napkin.
A napkin. A towel. He means by it that he had not wasted it nor thrown
it by carelessly, but had been very careful of it; so much so as
to be at the pains to tie it up in a towel and put it in a safe place,
as if he had been very faithful to his trust. So many men employ
their talents, their learning, their property, their influence. They
have them; they keep them; but they never use them in the service of
Jesus; and, in regard to their influence on the church or the world,
it would be the same if God had never conferred on them these talents.
