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Luke 19:11

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The Parable of the Ten Minas

11Now while* they were listening to these things, he went on and* told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.

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Footnotes

  1. *Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“were listening to”)
  2. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went on”) has been translated as a finite verb

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

While they were listening to this, he went on to tell them a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

As they were listening to this, he went on to tell a parable because he was near Jerusalem, and they thought the kingdom of God was going to appear right away.

NLTNew Living Translation

The crowd was listening to everything Jesus said. And because he was nearing Jerusalem, he told them a story to correct the impression that the Kingdom of God would begin right away.

KJV 1900King James Version

And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.