Luke 19:23
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And why then didst thou not give my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have exacted it with usury?

Wherefore.

Romans 2:4,5 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and patience and longsuffering? Knowest thou not that the benignity of God leadeth thee to penance? . . .

usury.

Exodus 22:25-27 If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor, that dwelleth with thee, thou shalt not be hard upon them as an extortioner, nor oppress them with usuries. . . .

Deuteronomy 23:19,20 Thou shalt not lend to thy brother money to usury, nor corn, nor any other thing: . . .

Context
The Parable of the Ten Minas
22He saith to him: Out of thy own mouth I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up what I laid not down and reaping that which I did not sow. 23And why then didst thou not give my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have exacted it with usury? 24And he said to them that stood by: Take the pound away from him and give it to him that hath ten pounds.…
Cross References
Matthew 25:27
Thou oughtest therefore to have committed my money to the bankers: and at my coming I should have received my own with usury.

Luke 19:22
He saith to him: Out of thy own mouth I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up what I laid not down and reaping that which I did not sow.

Luke 19:24
And he said to them that stood by: Take the pound away from him and give it to him that hath ten pounds.

Lexicon
Why
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

then
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

did you not deposit
ἔδωκάς (edōkas)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

my
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

money
ἀργύριον (argyrion)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 694: Neuter of a presumed derivative of arguros; silvery, i.e. cash; specially, a silverling.

in
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

[the] bank,
τράπεζαν (trapezan)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5132: Probably contracted from tessares and peze; a table or stool, usually for food; also a counter for money.

and
κἀγὼ (kagō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2504: To also, I too, but I. From kai and ego; so also the dative case kamoi, and accusative case kame and I, me.

upon my return
ἐλθὼν (elthōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2064: To come, go.

I could have collected
ἔπραξα (epraxa)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4238: To do, perform, accomplish; be in any condition, i.e. I fare; I exact, require.

it
αὐτὸ (auto)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

with
σὺν (syn)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4862: With. A primary preposition denoting union; with or together.

interest?’
τόκῳ (tokō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5110: Interest, usury. From the base of tikto; interest on money loaned.


Additional Translations
Why then did you not deposit my money in the bank, and upon my return I could have collected it with interest?’

Why then did you not give my money to the bank, and I having come, might have collected it with interest?'

Why then gave not you my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required my own with usury?

then wherefore gavest thou not my money into the bank, and I at my coming should have required it with interest?

And why didst thou not give my money to [the] bank; and I should have received it, at my coming, with interest?

then wherefore gavest thou not my money into the bank, and I at my coming should have required it with interest?

Why then gavest thou not my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required my own with interest?

why then did you not put my money into a bank, that when I came I might have received it back with interest?

Then why didn't you deposit my money in the bank, and at my coming, I might have earned interest on it?'

and wherefore didst thou not give my money to the bank, and I, having come, with interest might have received it?
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