Luke 19:13

And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten pounds: and he said to them, Traffic until I come.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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

12And he said: A certain man of high birth was going to a distant place, to obtain royalty, and return again.

14But the inhabitants of his city hated him; and they sent envoys after him, saying: We wish this man not to reign over us.

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Cross References

John 12:26If any one is servant to me, he will come after me; and where I am, there also will my servant be. Him that serveth me, will the Father honor.

1 Corinthians 12:7And to each man, there is given a manifestation of the Spirit, that it may aid him.

Galatians 1:10For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I had till now pleased men, I should not have been a servant of the Messiah.

1 Peter 4:9And be ye compassionate to strangers, without murmuring.

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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