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Luke 19:13
And he sent for ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds and said to them, Do business with this till I come.
Luke 19:13 · Bible in Basic English
Luke 19:13 in other translations
And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.
Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.
He called ten servants of his and gave them ten mina coins, and told them, ‘Conduct business until I come.’
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In context
10 For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.
11 And while they were giving ear to these words, he made another story for them, because he was near Jerusalem, and because they were of the opinion that the kingdom of God was coming straight away.
12 So he said, A certain man of high birth went into a far-away country to get a kingdom for himself, and to come back.
13 And he sent for ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds and said to them, Do business with this till I come.
14 But his people had no love for him, and sent representatives after him, saying, We will not have this man for our ruler.
15 And when he came back again, having got his kingdom, he gave orders for those servants to whom he had given the money to come to him, so that he might have an account of what business they had done.
16 And the first came before him, saying, Lord, your pound has made ten pounds.
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