Luke 19:11-14

English Standard Version

The Parable of the Ten Minas

¹¹ As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because ^(A)they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately. ¹² He said therefore, ^(B)“A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return. ¹³ Calling ^(C)ten of his servants,^[a] he gave them ten minas,^[b] and said to them, ‘Engage in business ^(D)until I come.’ ¹⁴ But ^(E)his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’