Luke 19:13
He called ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds of silver each, and told them to trade with them during his absence.
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In Context
14But his subjects hated him and sent envoys after him to say ‘We will not have this man as our king.’
Cross References
John 12:26If someone is ready to serve me, let them follow me; and where I am, there my servant will be also. If a person is ready to serve me, my Father will honor them.
1 Corinthians 12:7To each of us there is given spiritual illumination for the general good.
Galatians 1:10Is this, I ask, trying to conciliate people, or God? Am I seeking to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I should not be a servant of Christ.
1 Peter 4:9Never grudge hospitality to one another.
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 →