11 While they were listening to thesethings, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because1He was nearJerusalem, and they supposed that 2the kingdom of God was going to appearimmediately.
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And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham.
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"For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."
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While they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.
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So He said, "A nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and then return.
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"And he called ten of his slaves, and gave them ten minas and said to them, 'Do business with this until I come back.'