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10 For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.”

The Parable of the Ten Pounds

11 As they were listening to this, he went on to tell a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately.(A) 12 So he said, “A nobleman went to a distant region to receive royal power for himself and then return.(B)

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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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