Luke 19:13

And having called ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Do business till I come.’

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

In Context

12Therefore He said: “A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.

14But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We will not have this man to reign over us.’

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Cross References

John 12:26And if anyone serve Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant shall be also. If anyone serve Me, him My Father will honor. 1 Jesus Foretells of His Death

1 Corinthians 12:7But to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the profit of all.

Galatians 1:10For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ. 1 Paul Called by God

1 Peter 4:9Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.

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 →

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