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

biblegateway Luk 19:25

"And they said to him, ‘Master, he has ten minas already.’

"But they said to him, 'Master, he has 10 minas.'

And they said to him, ‘Sir, he has ten minas.’

biblegateway Luk 19:25

"‘Sir,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’

And they said to him, 'Lord, he has ten minas!'

bibleoremus Luk 19:25

(And they said to him, ‘Lord, he has ten pounds!’)

‘But, sir,’ they replied, ‘he has ten times as much already.’

biblegateway Luk 19:25

("But they said to him, ‘Master, he has ten minas.’)

(And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)

biblegateway Luk 19:25

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

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.

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.