11 While they were listening to this, he went on to tell them a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once.
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He said: “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return.
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So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas.[a]‘Put this money to work,’ he said, ‘until I come back.’