Luke 19:11
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Luke 19:11
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While they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.
Luke 19:12
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So He said, "A nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and {then} return.
Luke 19:13
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~"And he called ten of his slaves, and gave them ten (A mina is equal to about 100 days' wages) minas and said to them, `Do business {with this} until I come {back.}'
Luke 19:14
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~"But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, `We do not want this man to reign over us.'
Luke 19:15
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~"When he returned, after receiving the kingdom, he ordered that these slaves, to whom he had given the money, be called to him so that he might know what business they had done.
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