Luke 19:11-13

Holman Christian Standard Bible

The Parable of the 10 Minas

¹¹ As^(A) they were listening to this, He went on to tell a parable because He was near Jerusalem,^(B) and they thought the kingdom of God was going to appear right away.^(C)

¹² Therefore He said: “A nobleman traveled to a far country to receive for himself authority to be king^[a] and then return. ¹³ He called 10 of his slaves, gave them 10 minas,^[b] and told them, ‘Engage in business until I come back.’