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Luke 19:23

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Luke 19:23 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “then wherefore gavest thou not my money into the bank, and I at my coming should have required it with interest?” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

then wherefore gavest thou not my money into the bank, and I at my coming should have required it with interest?
Luke 19:23 — American Standard Version

Context — Luke 19

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
20And another came, saying, Lord, behold, [here is] thy pound, which I kept laid up in a napkin:
21for 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.
22He 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;
23then wherefore gavest thou not my money into the bank, and I at my coming should have required it with interest?
24And he said unto them that stood by, Take away from him the pound, and give it unto him that hath the ten pounds.
25And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.
26I say unto you, that unto every one that hath shall be given; but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away from him.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, etc.] Or “on the table”, at which the bankers sat, and received and delivered money on interest. The Complutensian edition reads, “to the tablers”, or “bankers”: had Christ been such a person as he represents him, he ought to have been the more diligent, and made the greater use of his gifts, since he knew that he would, in a rigid manner, as he suggests, demand an account of them: that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury? not that Christ approves of usury in an unlawful way, by extortion, but reproves hereby the sloth of this man, and exposes his folly and wickedness upon his own principles.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The bank - The treasury, or the place of exchange. Why did you not loan it out, that it might be increased? Usury - Interest. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“With interest - Which does not appear to be contrary to any law of God or man. But this is no plea for usury, that is, the taking such interest as implies any degree of oppression or extortion. Luke 19:25”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“19:23 deposit my money in the bank: Literally put the money on the table, which means to give it to moneylenders who would loan it out at interest.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Wherefore: Rom 2:4, Rom 2:5 usury: Exo 22:25-27; Deu 23:19, Deu 23:20 Luke 19:24”
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