Luke 19:11-13

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The king, the servants and the money

¹¹ While people were listening to this, Jesus went on to tell a parable. They were, after all, getting close to Jerusalem, and they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at any moment.

¹² “There was once a nobleman,” he said, “who went into a country far away to be given royal authority and then return. ¹³ He summoned ten of his slaves and gave them ten silver coins. ‘Do business with these,’ he said, ‘until I come back.’