Luke 19:12
Then He said, A certain nobleman went to a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and return.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
In Context
13And calling his ten servants, he gave to them ten pounds, and said to them, Operate till I come.
Cross References
Matthew 25:14For as a man going away, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods,
Mark 12:1And He began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and placed a hedge round it, and dug a wine-trough; and built a tower, and he gave it out to husbandmen, and went away.
Luke 20:9And He began to speak to the people this parable, A man planted a vineyard and gave it out to husbandmen, and went away a long time.
John 18:37Then Pilate said to Him, Then, art thou not a king? Jesus responded, Thou says that I am king. Unto this I was born, and unto this I have come into the world, in order that I may bear witness to the truth. Every one being of the truth hears my voice.
Acts 17:31as He has appointed a day, in which he is about to judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained; giving faith to all, having raised 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 →