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10 For gar the ho Son hyios of ho Man anthrōpos came erchomai to seek zēteō and kai to save sōzō the ho lost apollymi.”

11 As they autos were listening akouō to · de this houtos, he went prostithēmi on to tell legō a parable parabolē, because dia · ho he autos was eimi near engys Jerusalem Ierousalēm, and kai they autos supposed dokeō that hoti the ho kingdom basileia of ho God theos was going mellō to appear anaphainō at once parachrēma. 12 So oun he said legō, “A certain tis man anthrōpos of noble birth eugenēs went poreuō to eis a distant makros country chōra to acquire lambanō royal power basileia for himself heautou and kai then to return hypostrephō.

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10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”(A)

The Parable of the Ten Minas(B)

11 While they were listening to this, he went on to tell them a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God(C) was going to appear at once.(D) 12 He said: “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return.

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