He said therefore, “A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Luke 19:12 in context
Luke 19:9–15
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Jesus said to him, “Today, salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.
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For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.”
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As they heard these things, he went on and told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that God’s Kingdom would be revealed immediately.
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He said therefore, “A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.
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He called ten servants of his and gave them ten mina coins, and told them, ‘Conduct business until I come.’
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But his citizens hated him, and sent an envoy after him, saying, ‘We don’t want this man to reign over us.’
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“When he had come back again, having received the kingdom, he commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by conducting business.
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