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AndJesussaiduntohim*, This dayissalvationcome to thishouse, forsomuch ashealsois a son of Abraham.
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For the Son of man is come to seekand to save that which was lost .
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And as theyheard these things, he added and spake a parable,becausehewasnigh to Jerusalem,and because theythoughtthat the kingdom of Godshouldimmediatelyappear .
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He saidtherefore,A certainnobleman*wentinto a farcountry to receive for himself a kingdom,and to return .
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And he calledhistenservants, and deliveredthemtenpounds,andsaiduntothem,Occupytill I come .
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Buthiscitizenshatedhim,andsent a messageafterhim,saying , We willnothavethis man to reignoverus.
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And it came to pass , that whenhe was returned , having received the kingdom,then he commandedtheseservants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money,that he might know how much every man had gained by trading .
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Thencame the first,saying , Lord,thypound hath gainedtenpounds.
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And he said unto him,Well, thou goodservant:because thou hast beenfaithfulin a very little,have thou authority*overtencities.
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And the secondcame , saying , Lord,thypound hath gainedfivepounds.
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And he saidlikewise to him,Bethoualsooverfivecities.
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pounds: mina, here translated a pound, is twelve ounces and an half: which according to five shillings the ounce is three pounds two shillings and sixpence