Luke 19:11-12

New American Standard Bible

Parable of the Ten Minas

¹¹ Now while they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because ^(A)He was near Jerusalem and they thought that ^(B)the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately. ¹² So He said, “^(C)A nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and then to return.