Luke 19:13

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Luke 19:13

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

He called ten servants of his and gave them ten mina coins, and told them, ‘Conduct business until I come.’

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ASV

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.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And having called ten of his servants, he gave to them ten minas and said to them, ‘Do business until I come.’

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Luke 19

¹¹ While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.

¹² So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.

¹³ Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.

¹⁴ But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’

¹⁵ When he returned from procuring his kingship, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out what each one had earned.

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