Luke 19:21

The Parable of the Ten Minas

20Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.21For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’

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Berean Standard Bible
For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Douay-Rheims 1899
For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and thou reapest that which thou didst not sow.
Free Bible Version
I was afraid of you because you're a hard man. You take what doesn't belong to you, and you harvest what you didn't plant.’
Geneva Bible 1599
For I feared thee, because thou art a straight man: thou takest vp, that thou layedst not downe, and reapest that thou diddest not sowe.
King James (Authorized) Version
For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
One Unity Resource Bible
for I feared you, because you are an exacting man. You take up that which you didn’t lay down, and reap that which you didn’t sow.’
Translation for Translators
I did that because I was afraid of what you would do to me if the business failed. I know you are a man who does not do foolish things with your money. You even take from others money that does not really belong to you, like a farmer who harvests grain from another man’s field where he did not even do the planting.’
Unlocked Literal Bible
for I was afraid of you, because you are a demanding person. You take up what you did not put in, and you reap what you did not sow.'
Noah Webster Bible
For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou layedst not down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.
World English Bible
for I feared you, because you are an exacting man. You take up that which you didn’t lay down, and reap that which you didn’t sow.’
Young's Literal Translation
for I was afraid of thee, because thou art an austere man; thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.