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