Luke 19:13

And he called his ten servauntes and delyvered them ten pounde sayinge vnto them: by and sell till I come.

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

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

12He sayde therfore: a certayne noble man wet into a farre countre to receave him a kyngdome and then to come agayne.

14But his citesens hated him and sent messengers after him sayinge: We will not have this man to raygne over vs.

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Cross References

John 12:26If eny man mynister vnto me let him folowe me and where I am there shall also my minister be. And yf eny man minister vnto me him will my father honoure.

1 Corinthians 12:7The gyftes of ye sprete are geven to every man to proffit ye congregacion.

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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