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Luke 19:13

Serving othersFaithfulness and loyalty

11 While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.

12 So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.

Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.

14 But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’

15 When he returned from procuring his kingship, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out what each one had earned.

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BSB
Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.
KJV
And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.
WEB
He called ten servants of his and gave them ten mina coins, and told them, ‘Conduct business until I come.’
ASV
And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye [herewith] till I come.
DARBY
And having called his own ten bondmen, he gave to them ten minas, and said to them, Trade while I am coming.
BLB
And having called ten of his servants, he gave to them ten minas and said to them, ‘Do business until I come.’
ÅB
Han kalte da ti av sine tjenere for seg, og gav dem ti pund og sa: Kjøpslå med dem til jeg kommer igjen.
OTB
Han kalte til seg ti av sine tjenere og ga dem ti miner, og sa: ‘Gjør forretninger med dette til jeg kommer tilbake.’
B1930
Han kalte da ti av sine tjenere for sig, og gav dem ti pund og sa: Kjøpslå med dem til jeg kommer igjen.

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