12 He said therefore, (A)A certain noble man went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and so to come again.

13 [a]And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pieces of money, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 19:13 There are three sorts of men in the Church: the one sort fall from Christ whom they see not; the other, which according to their vocation, bestow the gifts which they have received of God, to his glory with great pains and diligence: the third live idly, and do no good. As for the first, the Lord when he cometh will justly punish them in his time: the other he will bless, according to the pains which they have taken: and as for the slothful and idle persons, he will punish them as the first.

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