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13 “And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Do business until I come.’

14 “Now, his citizens hated him, and sent ambassadors after him, saying, ‘We will not have this man reign over us!’

15 “And it happened that when he had returned (and had received his kingdom) he commanded the servants to whom he had given his money be called to him, so that he might know what each had gained.

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13 So he called ten of his servants(A) and gave them ten minas.[a] ‘Put this money to work,’ he said, ‘until I come back.’

14 “But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We don’t want this man to be our king.’

15 “He was made king, however, and returned home. Then he sent for the servants to whom he had given the money, in order to find out what they had gained with it.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 19:13 A mina was about three months’ wages.