Luke 19:13

And having summoned ten avadim (servants) of his, he gave them ten minas and he said to them, Conduct business until I come.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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

12Then Moshiach said, A certain man of noble birth traveled to a distant country to get for himself royal power for his malchut and to return.

14But his subjects were hating the man of noble birth and they sent a delegation after him saying, We do not want this one to rule over us.

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Cross References

John 12:26If anyone serves me, let him follow me, and where I am, there also my eved will be. If anyone serves me, HaAv will honor him.

1 Corinthians 12:7But to each is given the disclosure of the Ruach Hakodesh for benefit:

Galatians 1:10Am I now seeking the ishshur (approval) of Bnei Adam? Or the haskama (approval) of Hashem? Or am I seeking to be a man-pleaser? If [and this is not the case] I were still pleasing Bnei Adam, I would not have been the eved of Moshiach.

1 Peter 4:9Practice hachnosas orchim (hospitality) with one another without kevetching,

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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