New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 19:12-19

12Soοὖν·ounG3767He saidG3004, “A noblemanἄνθρωπός εὐγενὴςanthrōpos eugenēsG2104 G444wentἐπορεύθηeporeuthēG4198to a distantμακρὰνmakranG3117countryχώρανchōranG5561to receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983a kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932for himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438, and thento returnὑποστρέψαι.hupostrepsaiG5290.

13And he calledκαλέσαςkalesasG2564tenδέκαdekaG1176of his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401and gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325them tenδέκαdekaG1176minasμνᾶςmnasG3414,and saidG3004to them, ‘DoG4231businessG4231with this moneyuntilἐν ᾧen hōG1722 G3739I comeἔρχομαι.erchomaiG2064back.’

14But his citizensπολῖταιpolitaiG4177hatedἐμίσουνemisounG3404him and sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649a delegationπρεσβείανpresbeianG4242afterὀπίσωopisōG3694him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, ‘We do not wantθέλομενthelomenG2309thisG3778manτοῦτονtoutonG3778to reignβασιλεῦσαιbasileusaiG936overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909us.’

15WhenἐνenG1722he returnedἐπανελθεῖνepaneltheinG1880after receivingλαβόνταlabontaG2983the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932,he orderedG3004that theseτούτουςtoutousG3778slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401,to whomοἷςhoisG3739he had givenδεδώκειdedōkeiG1325the moneyἀργύριον,argurionG694,be summonedφωνηθῆναιphōnēthēnaiG5455to him soG2443thatG2443he would learnγνοῖgnoiG1097howG5101muchG5101they had madeG1281byG1281theG1281businessG1281they had doneG1281.

16The firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413slaveappearedΠαρεγένετοParegenetoG3854,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘Masterκύριε,kurieG2962, yourminaμνᾶmnaG3414has madeG4333tenδέκαdekaG1176minasμνᾶς.mnasG3414moreG4333.’

17And he saidG3004to him, ‘WellG2104doneG2104,goodἀγαθὲagatheG18slaveδοῦλε,douleG1401;sinceὅτιhotiG3754you have beenἐγένου,egenouG1096faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103in a veryἐλαχίστῳelachistōG1646littleG1646thingG1646,you are to haveἔχωνechōnG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849overἐπάνωepanōG1883tenδέκαdekaG1176citiesπόλεων.¶poleōnG4172.’

18The secondδεύτεροςdeuterosG1208oneG1208cameἦλθενēlthenG2064,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘YourminaμνᾶmnaG3414,masterκύριε,kurieG2962,has madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160fiveπέντεpenteG4002minasμνᾶς.mnasG3414.’

19And he saidG3004to him alsoG2532, ‘And you are to be overἐπάνωepanōG1883fiveπέντεpenteG4002citiesπόλεων.¶poleōnG4172.’

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