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Luke 19:16
The first came before him, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.’
Luke 19:16 · World English Bible
Luke 19:16 in other translations
Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
The first servant came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has produced ten more minas.’
The first came before him, saying, 'Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.'
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In context
13 He called ten servants of his and gave them ten mina coins, and told them, ‘Conduct business until I come.’
14 But his citizens hated him, and sent an envoy after him, saying, ‘We don’t want this man to reign over us.’
15 “When he had come back again, having received the kingdom, he commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by conducting business.
16 The first came before him, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.’
17 “He said to him, ‘Well done, you good servant! Because you were found faithful with very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
18 “The second came, saying, ‘Your mina, Lord, has made five minas.’
19 “So he said to him, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’
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