King James Version

Luke 19:16

Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “has produced” (προσηργάσατο) before more minas here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “has produced” (προσειργάσατο) before ten here.

παρεγένετοparegenetocameπαραγίνομαι (paraginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “came”, a single actionG3854(a) I come on the scene, appear, come, (b) with words expressing destination: I present myself at, arrive at, reach.cameδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πρῶτοςprōtosfirstπρῶτοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “first”, the subject formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.the firstλέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingΚύριεkurieLordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.Lordἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μνᾶmnapoundμνᾶnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “pound”, the subject formG3414a mina, a Greek monetary unit equal to 100 drachma.poundσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.δέκαdekatenδέκαadjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “ten”, the object formG1176ten.tenπροσηργάσατοprosērgasatoto earn moreπροσεργάζομαι (prosergazomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to earn more”, a single actionG4333I gain, produce in addition.μνᾶςmnaspoundsμνᾶ (mna)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “pounds”, the object formG3414a mina, a Greek monetary unit equal to 100 drachma.pounds

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

προσειργάσατοproseirgasatohath gainedπροσεργάζομαι (prosergazomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath gained”, a single actionG4333I gain, produce in addition.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And the first came near, saying, Sir, thy pound did gain ten pounds;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the first came before him, saying, Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And the first came near, saying, Sir, thy pound did gain ten pounds;

World English Bible

The first came before him , saying , ‘ Lord , your mina has made ten more minas .’

Darby Translation

And the first came up, saying, [My] Lord, thy mina has produced ten minas.

Douay-Rheims

And the first came, saying: Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.

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