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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.  
29 aAnd it came to pass, when He drew near to1 Bethphage and bBethany, at the mountain called cOlivet, that He sent two of His disciples,  
Verse Comparison: Luke 19:13

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American Standard Version
And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye `herewith' till I come.

Amplified® Bible
Calling ten of his [own] bond servants, he gave them ten minas [each equal to about one hundred days' wages or nearly twenty dollars] and said to them, Buy {and} sell with these while I go {and} then return.

Contemporary English Version
But before leaving, he called in ten servants and gave each of them some money. He told them, "Use this to earn more money until I get back."

Darby English Version
And having called his own ten bondmen, he gave to them ten minas, and said to them, Trade while I am coming.

Good News Bible
Before he left, he called his ten servants and gave them each a gold coin and told them, 'See what you can earn with this while I am gone.'

International Standard Version
He called ten of his servants and gave them ten coins. He said to them, 'Invest this money until I come back.'

King James Version
And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

New American Standard Bible
"And he called ten of his slaves, and gave them ten minas and said to them, `Do business {with this} until I come {back.}'

New International Version
So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas.'Put this money to work,' he said, 'until I come back.'

New King James Version
So he called ten of his servants, delivered to them ten minas, and said to them, 'Do business till I come.'

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"And he called ten of his slaves, and gave them ten minas and said to them, 'Do business with this until I come back.'

Young's Literal Translation
and having called ten servants of his own, he gave to them ten pounds, and said unto them, Do business -- till I come;


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