Luke 19:9-17

Christian Standard Bible

⁹ “Today salvation^(A) has come to this house,” Jesus told him, “because he too is a son of Abraham.^{(B) 10} For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost.”^(C)

The Parable of the Ten Minas

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

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.’

¹⁴ “But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We don’t want this man to rule over us.’

¹⁵ “At his return, having received the authority to be king, he summoned those servants he had given the money to, so that he could find out how much they had made in business. ¹⁶ The first came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has earned ten more minas.’

¹⁷ “‘Well done, good^[c] servant!’ he told him. ‘Because you have been faithful^(G) in a very small matter, have authority over ten towns.’