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

The Parable of the Ten Minas

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

12 Therefore he said, “A nobleman traveled to a far country to receive for himself authority to be king[a] and then to return.

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Footnotes

  1. 19:12 Lit to receive for himself a kingdom, or sovereignty, also in v. 15

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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