Luke 19:13

Contemporary English Version 1995

But before leaving, he called in ten servants and gave each of them some money. He told them, “Use this to earn more money until I get back.”

Cross References

John 12:26

If you serve me, you must go with me. My servants will be with me wherever I am. If you serve me, my Father will honor you.

2 Peter 1:1

From Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ. To everyone who shares with us in the privilege of believing that our God and Savior Jesus Christ will do what is just and fair.

James 1:1

From James, a servant of God and of our Lord Jesus Christ. Greetings to the twelve tribes scattered all over the world.

Galatians 1:10

I am not trying to please people. I want to please God. Do you think I am trying to please people? If I were doing that, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Matthew 25:16

As soon as the man had gone, the servant with the 5,000 coins used them to earn 5,000 more.

Matthew 25:20

The servant who had been given 5,000 coins brought them in with the 5,000 that he had earned. He said, “Sir, you gave me 5,000 coins, and I have earned 5,000 more.”

Matthew 25:22

Next, the servant who had been given 2,000 coins came in and said, “Sir, you gave me 2,000 coins, and I have earned 2,000 more.”

Matthew 25:24

The servant who had been given 1,000 coins then came in and said, “Sir, I know that you are hard to work for. You harvest what you don't plant and gather crops where you haven't scattered seed.

Luke 19:12

and Jesus told them this story: A prince once went to a foreign country to be crowned king and then to return.

Luke 19:14

But the people of his country hated him, and they sent messengers to the foreign country to say, “We don't want this man to be our king.”