Luke 19
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Luke 19:12-19

12Soοὖν·ounG3767He saidG3004, “A noblemanἄνθρωπός εὐγενὴςanthrōpos eugenēsG2104G444wentἐπορεύθηeporeuthēG4198to a distantμακρὰνmakranG3117countryχώρανchōranG5561to receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983a kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932for himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438, and thenreturnὑποστρέψαι.hupostrepsaiG5290.
13And he calledκαλέσαςkalesasG2564tenδέκαdekaG1176of his slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401,and gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325them tenδέκαdekaG1176minasμνᾶςmnasG3414and saidG3004to them, ‘DoG4231businessG4231with thisuntilἐν ᾧen hōG1722G3739I comeἔρχομαι.erchomaiG2064back.’
14But his citizensπολῖταιpolitaiG4177hatedἐμίσουνemisounG3404him and sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649a delegationπρεσβείανpresbeianG4242afterὀπίσωopisōG3694him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, ‘We do not wantθέλομενthelomenG2309thisG3778manτοῦτονtoutonG3778to reignβασιλεῦσαιbasileusaiG936overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909us.’
15WhenἐνenG1722he returnedἐπανελθεῖνepaneltheinG1880,after receivingλαβόνταlabontaG2983the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932,he orderedG3004that theseτούτουςtoutousG3778slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401,to whomοἷςhoisG3739he had givenδεδώκειdedōkeiG1325the moneyἀργύριον,argurionG694,be calledφωνηθῆναιphōnēthēnaiG5455to him soἵναinaG2443that he might knowγνοῖgnoiG1097whatτίtiG5101businessG1281they had doneG1281.
16The firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413appearedΠαρεγένετοParegenetoG3854,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘Masterκύριε,kurieG2962, yourminaμνᾶmnaG3414has madeG4333tenδέκαdekaG1176minasμνᾶς.mnasG3414moreG4333.’
17And he saidG3004to him, ‘WellG1065doneG2095,goodἀγαθὲagatheG18slaveδοῦλε,douleG1401,becauseὅτιhotiG3754you have beenἐγένου,egenouG1096faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103in a veryἐλαχίστῳelachistōG1646littleG1646thingG1646,you are to be in authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849overἐπάνωepanōG1883tenδέκαdekaG1176citiesπόλεων.¶poleōnG4172.’
18The secondδεύτεροςdeuterosG1208cameἦλθενēlthenG2064,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘YourminaμνᾶmnaG3414,masterκύριε,kurieG2962,has madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160fiveπέντεpenteG4002minasμνᾶς.mnasG3414.’
19And he saidG3004to him alsoG2532, ‘And you are to be overἐπάνωepanōG1883fiveπέντεpenteG4002citiesπόλεων.¶poleōnG4172.’
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