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Luke 19:12

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He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

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  1. Luke 19:10

    For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

  2. Luke 19:11

    And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.

  3. Luke 19:13

    And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

  4. Luke 19:14

    But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.