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23 Why then did you not put my money in the bank, that at my coming I might have collected it with interest?'
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23 Why then didn't you put my money on deposit, so that when I came back, I could have collected it with interest?'
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24 And he said to those who stood by, 'Take the mina from him, and give it to him who has ten minas.'
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24 "Then he said to those standing by, 'Take his mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.'
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25 (But they said to him, 'Master, he has ten minas.')
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25 " 'Sir,' they said, 'he already has ten!'
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26 For I say to you, that to everyone who has will be given; and from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
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26 "He replied, 'I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but as for the one who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away.
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27 But bring here those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, and slay them before me.' "
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27 But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them--bring them here and kill them in front of me.' "
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28 When He had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
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28 After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
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29 And it came to pass, when He came near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mountain called Olivet, that He sent two of His disciples,
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29 As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them,
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30 saying, "Go into the village opposite you, where as you enter you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Loose it and bring it here.
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30 "Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.
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31 And if anyone asks you, 'Why are you loosing it?' thus you shall say to him, 'Because the Lord has need of it.' "
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31 If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' tell him, 'The Lord needs it.' "
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32 So those who were sent went their way and found it just as He had said to them.
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32 Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them.
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33 But as they were loosing the colt, the owners of it said to them, "Why are you loosing the colt?"
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33 As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying the colt?"
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| Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New King James Version) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
