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The Parable of the Minas
And as they heard these things, he added and spake a
parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because
they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately
appear. He said therefore, A
certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for
himself a kingdom, and to return. And he called his ten
servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto
them, Occupy till I come. But his citizens hated him,
and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have
this man to reign over us.
And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having
received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants
to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money,
that he might know how much every man had gained by
trading. Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound
hath gained ten pounds. And he said unto him, Well, thou
good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very
little, have thou authority over ten cities. And the
second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five
pounds. And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over
five cities.
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy
pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin: For I
feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou
takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that
thou didst not sow. And he saith unto him, Out of thine
own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou
knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid
not down, and reaping that I did not sow: Wherefore then
gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my
coming I might have required mine own with usury?
And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the
pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds. (And
they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.) For I say
unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given;
and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be
taken away from him. But those mine enemies, which would
not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and
slay them before me.
Luke 19: 11-27 |
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