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19:11-27 As they heard these things he told them a
parable. He was getting near to Jerusalem and
they were thinking that the kingdom
of God would appear
suddenly. He therefore said "A certain man who was well
born went to a far away country to receive kingly power and was then to
return. Having called ten of his
slaves to him he gave them ten minas and said to them. "Trade until my return. But his citizens hated him and sent a
delegation after him saying "We do no want this man to reign over
us." Now it happened that when
he returned, after having received the kingdom, he asked for those slaves to whom he had given the
money to report to him. This was so
he could find out who had gained by trading. And so the first one came
saying "Lord the ten mina has gained more minas. And he (the master) said to him
"Well done good slave. Because
in a small thing you were faithful, you will have authority over ten
cities." And the second (slave)
came saying "Lord, your mina has made five minas."
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And
he said also to this one. "You will rule over five cities." And the other came saying “Lord behold
your (single) mina that I had. I put
it away in a napkin. For I was
afraid of you because you are an exacting man. You take what you did not invest and you
reap what you did not sow.” And he
(the master) says to him. "Out of your own mouth, will I judge you,
wicked slave. You knew that I am an
exacting man - taking what I had not laid down and reaping what I had not
sown So why did you not put my money
onto a (lending) table. Then on my return I would have exacted it
with interest." And to those
who were standing by he said "Take from him the mina and give it to
the one who has ten minas."
They said to him. "Lord
he has ten minas." (He
answered) "I tell you that to everyone who has, it will be given. From the one who does not have, even the
little he has will be taken from him.
Nevertheless those here who are my enemies and do not wish me to
reign over them - bring them here and slay them before me."
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