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10 afor the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”  

The Parable of the Minas

11 Now as they heard these things, He spoke another parable, because He was near Jerusalem and because athey thought the kingdom of God would appear immediately.  
12 aTherefore He said: “A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.  
13 So he called ten of his servants, delivered to them ten1 minas, and said to them, ‘Do business till I come.’  
14 aBut his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We will not have this man to reign over us.’  
15 “And so it was that when he returned, having received the kingdom, he then commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.
16 Then came the first, saying, ‘Master, your mina has earned ten minas.’
17 And he said to him, a‘Well done, good servant; because you were bfaithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.’  
18 And the second came, saying, ‘Master, your mina has earned five minas.’
19 Likewise he said to him, ‘You also be over five cities.’
20 “Then another came, saying, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have kept put away in a handkerchief.
21 aFor I feared you, because you are1 an austere man. You collect what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’  
22 And he said to him, a‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant. bYou knew that I was an austere man, collecting what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow.  
23 Why then did you not put my money in the bank, that at my coming I might have collected it with interest?’
24 “And he said to those who stood by, ‘Take the mina from him, and give it to him who has ten minas.’
25 (But they said to him, ‘Master, he has ten minas.’)
26 ‘For I say to you, athat to everyone who has will be given; and from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.  
27 But bring here those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, and slay them before me.’ ”

The Triumphal Entry

28 When He had said this, aHe went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.  
Verse Comparison: Luke 19:12

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American Standard Version
He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

Amplified® Bible
He therefore said, A certain nobleman went into a distant country to obtain for himself a kingdom and then to return.

Contemporary English Version
and Jesus told them this story: A prince once went to a foreign country to be crowned king and then to return.

Darby English Version
He said therefore, A certain high-born man went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and return.

Good News Bible
So he said, "There was once a man of high rank who was going to a country far away to be made king, after which he planned to come back home.

International Standard Version
So he said, "A prince went to a distant country to be appointed king and then to return.

King James Version
He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

New American Standard Bible
So He said, "A nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and {then} return.

New International Version
He said: "A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return.

New King James Version
Therefore He said: “A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So He said, "A nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and then return.

Young's Literal Translation
He said therefore, `A certain man of birth went on to a far country, to take to himself a kingdom, and to return,

New English Translation
Therefore he said, “A nobleman1 went to a distant country to receive2 for himself a kingdom and then return.3


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