Luke 19:12-19

12Therefore he said, “A nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.

13And he summoned ten of his slaves, gave them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Do business with these until I come back.’

14But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to be king over us!’

15When he returned after receiving the kingdom, he summoned these slaves to whom he had given the money. He wanted to know how much they had earned by trading.

16So the first one came before him and said, ‘Sir, your mina has made ten minas more.’

17And the king said to him, ‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you will have authority over ten cities.’

18Then the second one came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has made five minas.’

19So the king said to him, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’