Luke 19:13
"And he summoned ten slaves of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said to them, "‘Trade with these until I come.’
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
12So he said. "A certain nobleman went abroad to receive for himself royal power and to return.
Cross References
John 12:26If any one is ready to serve me, let him follow me; and where I am there shall my servant be also. If any man is ready to serve me, him will my Father honor.
1 Corinthians 12:7Now to each man has been given his manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
Galatians 1:10Think you that I am now trying to conciliate men or God? Or am I "seeking to please men"? If I were still seeking to please men, I should not be a slave of Christ.
1 Peter 4:9Be hospitable to one another, without grudging.
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 →