The Parable of the Ten Minas

11 As(A) they were listening to this, he went on to tell a parable because he was near Jerusalem,(B) and they thought the kingdom of God was going to appear right away.(C)

12 Therefore he said, “A nobleman traveled to a far country to receive for himself authority to be king[a] and then to return. 13 He called ten of his servants, gave them ten minas,[b] and told them, ‘Engage in business until I come back.’

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Footnotes

  1. 19:12 Lit to receive for himself a kingdom, or sovereignty, also in v. 15
  2. 19:13 = Gk coin worth a hundred drachmas or about a hundred days’ wages

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