Luke 19:12
He said therefore, “A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then to return.
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Matthew 25:14For it is like when a man was about to go into another country. He called his own servants and gave over to them his wealth.
Mark 12:1Then Jesus began to teach them in parables. He said, “A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, and dug a pit for a winepress. He built a watchtower and then leased the vineyard to vine growers. Then he went away on a journey.
Mark 16:19+ 16:19 The best ancient copies omit Mrk. 16:9-20. After the Lord had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
Luke 20:9He told the people this parable, “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to vine growers, and went into another country for a long time.
John 18:37Pilate then said to him, “Are you a king then?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I have been born, and for this purpose I have come into the world, so that I would bear witness to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.”
Acts 17:31This is because he has set a day when he will judge the world in righteousness by the man he has chosen. God has given proof of this man to everyone by raising him 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 →