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12 He said therefore, `A certain man of birth went on to a far country, to take to himself a kingdom, and to return,

13 and having called ten servants of his own, he gave to them ten pounds, and said unto them, Do business -- till I come;

14 and his citizens were hating him, and did send an embassy after him, saying, We do not wish this one to reign over us.

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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.’

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 19:13 A mina was about three months’ wages.