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

The Parable of the Ten Pounds

11 As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately. 12 He said therefore, “A nobleman went into a far country to receive kingly power[a] and then return.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 19:12 Greek a kingdom

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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