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Luke 19:12-14
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Luke 19:12-14
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
12 He said therefore, “A nobleman went into a far country to receive kingly power[a] and then return. 13 Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten pounds,[b] 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.’
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- Luke 19:12 Greek a kingdom
- Luke 19:13 The mina, rendered here by pound, was about three months’ wages for a laborer
Luke 19:12-14
New International Version
Luke 19:12-14
New International Version
12 He said: “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return. 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.’
Footnotes
- Luke 19:13 A mina was about three months’ wages.
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