Luke 19:12
He said therefore: A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
13And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds, and said to them: Trade till I come.
Cross References
Matthew 25:14For even as a man going into a far country, called his servants, and delivered to them his goods;
Mark 12:1And he began to speak to them in parables: A certain man planted a vineyard and made a hedge about it, and dug a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it to husbandmen; and went into a far country.
Mark 16:19And the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God.
Luke 20:9And he began to speak to the people this parable: A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen: and he was abroad for a long time.
John 18:37Pilate therefore said to him: Art thou a king then? Jesus answered: Thou sayest that I am a king. For this was I born, and for this came I into the world; that I should give testimony to the truth. Every one that is of the truth, heareth my voice.
Acts 17:31Because he hath appointed a day wherein he will judge the world in equity, by the man whom he hath appointed; giving faith to all, by raising him up from the dead.
Matthew Henry on Luke 19:12-28
The Nobleman and His Servants. 11 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. 12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. 13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. 14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this… Read the whole commentary →