Luke 19:13

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

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

12He said therefore, A certain high-born man went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and return.

14But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not that this [man] should reign over us.

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Cross References

John 12:26If any one serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there also shall be *my* servant. [And] if any one serve me, him shall the Father honour.

1 Corinthians 12:7But to each the manifestation of the Spirit is given for profit.

Galatians 1:10For do I now seek to satisfy men or God? or do I seek to please men? If I were yet pleasing men, I were not Christ's bondman.

1 Peter 4:9hospitable one to another, without murmuring;

Matthew Henry on Luke 19:12-28

The Nobleman and His Servants. 11 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. 12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. 13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. 14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this… Read the whole commentary →

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