Luke 19:11–27

¹¹And as they heard these things, he ^radded and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because ^sthey thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. ¹²He said therefore, ^tA certain ^unobleman ^wwent into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. ¹³And he called his ^xten servants, and delivered them ten ^||pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. ¹⁴But ^yhis citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us. ¹⁵And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the ^†money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading. ¹⁶Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. ¹⁷And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been ^zfaithful in ^aa very little, have thou authority over ten cities. ¹⁸And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. ¹⁹And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities. ²⁰And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a ^bnapkin: ^21cFor I feared thee, because thou art an ^daustere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow. ²²And he saith unto him, ^eOut of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. ^fThou knewest that I was an ^daustere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow: ²³Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into ^gthe bank, that at my coming I might have ^hrequired ⁱmine own with usury? ²⁴And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds. ²⁵(And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.) ²⁶For I say unto you, ^kThat unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him. ²⁷But those mine enemies, ^lwhich would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and ^mslay them before me.