Luke 19:12 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)12 So, He said, “A certain distinguished gentleman went to a distant country to receive a royal appointment [i.e., as king over a territory] and then return. [Note: This is the only parable of Jesus’ that correlates with a known incident; that of Herod’s son Archelaus going to Rome to receive from Caesar Augustus an appointment to rule over Judea, Samaria and Idumaea in 4 B.C. See Matt. 2:22]. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176912 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition12 He therefore said, A certain nobleman went into a distant country to obtain for himself a kingdom and then to return. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. See the chapterCommon English Bible12 He said, “A certain man who was born into royalty went to a distant land to receive his kingdom and then return. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version12 Therefore, he said: "A certain man of nobility traveled to a far away region, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. See the chapter |