And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
The second servant came up and said, 'Master, the money you gave me has made five times more!'
When you put in the work with what you're given, the results speak for themselves.
📚 Historical Context
In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus tells the Parable of the Ten Minas to teach about stewardship and the importance of being faithful with what God entrusts to us, as he was approaching Jerusalem and addressing misconceptions about the immediate arrival of the kingdom. This parable draws from everyday economic practices in the ancient world, where masters would give resources to servants to manage in their absence. In the story, a nobleman returns to evaluate how his servants have invested the money given to them, with this verse showing the second servant's successful report of gaining five pounds from his original investment.
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