Luke 19:11-27

11While they were listeningG191 to theseG3778 thingsG3778, Jesus wentG4369 on to tellG3004 a parableG3850, becauseG1223 1He was nearG1451 JerusalemG2419, and they supposedG1380 that 2the kingdomG932 of GodG2316 was goingG3195 to appearG398 immediatelyG3916. 12SoG3767 He saidG3004, “3A noblemanG2104G444 wentG4198 to a distantG3117 countryG5561 to receiveG2983 a kingdomG932 for himselfG1438, and then returnG5290. 13And he calledG2564 tenG1176 of his slavesG1401, and gaveG1325 them tenG1176 4minasG3414 and saidG3004 to them, ‘DoG4231 businessG4231 with this 5untilG1722G3739 I comeG2064 back.’ 14But his citizensG4177 hatedG3404 him and sentG649 6a delegationG4242 afterG3694 him, sayingG3004, ‘We do not wantG2309 thisG3778 manG3778 to reignG936 overG1909 us.’ 15WhenG1722 he returnedG1880, after receivingG2983 the kingdomG932, he orderedG3004 that theseG3778 slavesG1401, to whomG3739 he had givenG1325 the moneyG694, be calledG5455 to him soG2443 that he might knowG1097 whatG5101 businessG1281 they had doneG1281. 16The firstG4413 appearedG3854, sayingG3004, ‘7MasterG2962, your 8minaG3414 has madeG4333 tenG1176 minasG3414 moreG4333.’ 17And he saidG3004 to him, ‘WellG1065 doneG2095, goodG18 slaveG1401, becauseG3754 you have beenG1096 9faithfulG4103 in a veryG1646 littleG1646 thingG1646, you are to be in authorityG1849 overG1883 tenG1176 citiesG4172.’ 18The secondG1208 cameG2064, sayingG3004, ‘Your 10minaG3414, 11masterG2962, has madeG4160 fiveG4002 minasG3414.’ 19And he saidG3004 to him alsoG2532, ‘And you are to be overG1883 fiveG4002 citiesG4172.’ 20AnotherG2087 cameG2064, sayingG3004, ‘MasterG2962, hereG2400 is your minaG3414, whichG3739 I keptG2192 putG606 awayG606 in a handkerchiefG4676; 21for I was afraidG5399 of you, becauseG3754 you are an exactingG840 manG444; you takeG142 up whatG3739 you did not layG5087 downG5087 and reapG2325 whatG3739 you did not sowG4687.’ 22He saidG3004 to him, ‘12By your own wordsG4750 I will judgeG2919 you, you worthlessG4190 slaveG1401. Did you knowG3609 that I amG1510 an exactingG840 manG444, takingG142 up whatG3739 I did not layG5087 downG5087 and reapingG2325 whatG3739 I did not sowG4687? 23ThenG2532 whyG1223G5101 did you not putG1325 my moneyG694 in the bankG5132, and having comeG2064, I would have collectedG4238 it with interestG5110?’ 24ThenG2532 he saidG3004 to the bystandersG3936, ‘TakeG142 the minaG3414 awayG142 from him and giveG1325 it to the one who hasG2192 the tenG1176 minasG3414.’ 25And they saidG3004 to him, ‘MasterG2962, he hasG2192 tenG1176 minasG3414 already.’ 26‘13I tellG3004 you that to everyoneG3956 who hasG2192, more shall be givenG1325, but from the one who does not haveG2192, evenG2532 whatG3739 he does haveG2192 shall be takenG142 awayG142. 27But 14theseG3778 enemiesG2190 of mineG1473, who did not wantG2309 me to reignG936 overG1909 them, bringG71 them hereG5602 and 15slayG2695 them in my presenceG1715.’”