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Luke 19:13

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13He called 10 of his •slaves, gave them 10 minas, hand told them, ‘Engage in business until I come back.’

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Footnotes

  1. •The strong Greek word doulos cannot be accurately translated in English as servant or bond servant; the HCSB translates this word as slave, not out of insensitivity to the legitimate concerns of modern English speakers, but out of a commitment to accurately convey the brutal reality of the Roman empire’s inhumane institution as well as the ownership called for by Christ.
  2. h19:13 = Gk coin worth 100 drachmas or about 100 days’ wages

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Engage in business until I come.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Put this money to work,’ he said, ‘until I come back.’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He called ten of his servants, gave them ten minas, and told them, ‘Engage in business until I come back.’

NLTNew Living Translation

Before he left, he called together ten of his servants and divided among them ten pounds of silver, saying, ‘Invest this for me while I am gone.’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And summoning ten of his own slaves, he gave them ten minas and said to them, ‘Do business until I come back.’

KJV 1900King James Version

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