Lukas 19:25

19:25 But ¹  they said to him, ‘Sir, he has ten minas already!’ ² 

Lukas 21:18

21:18 Yet ³  not a hair of your head will perish. ⁴ 

[19:25]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context. Those watching the evaluation are shocked, as the one with the most gets even more. The word “already” is supplied at the end of the statement to indicate this surprise and shock.

[19:25]  ² tc A few mss (D W 69 pc and a few versional witnesses) omit this verse either to harmonize it with Matt 25:28-29 or to keep the king’s speech seamless.

[21:18]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “yet” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[21:18]  ⁴ sn Given v. 16, the expression not a hair of your head will perish must be taken figuratively and refer to living ultimately in the presence of God.