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13 Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten pounds,[a] and said to them, ‘Trade with these till I come.’ 14 But his citizens hated him and sent an embassy after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’ 15 When he returned, having received the kingly power,[b] he commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading.

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  1. Luke 19:13 The mina, rendered here by pound, was about three months’ wages for a laborer
  2. Luke 19:15 Greek a kingdom

13 So he called ten of his servants(A) and gave them ten minas.[a] ‘Put this money to work,’ he said, ‘until I come back.’

14 “But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We don’t want this man to be our king.’

15 “He was made king, however, and returned home. Then he sent for the servants to whom he had given the money, in order to find out what they had gained with it.

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  1. Luke 19:13 A mina was about three months’ wages.