Luke 19:12-19

12Therefore he said, “A nobleman traveled to a far country to receive for himself authority to be king and then to return.

13He called ten of his servants, gave them ten minas, and told them, ‘Engage in business until I come back.’

14“But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We don’t want this man to rule over us.’

15“At his return, having received the authority to be king, he summoned those servants he had given the money to, so that he could find out how much they had made in business.

16The first came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has earned ten more minas.’

17“‘Well done, good servant! ’ he told him. ‘Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, have authority over ten towns.’

18“The second came and said, ‘Master, your mina has made five minas.’

19“So he said to him, ‘You will be over five towns.’