Luke 19:9-13

⁹“Salvation has come to this house today,” answered Jesus, “for even this man is a son of Abraham.

¹⁰The Son of Man has come to search for those who are lost and to save them.”

¹¹As the people were listening to this, Jesus went on to tell them a parable. He did so because he was near Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God was going to be proclaimed at once.

¹²He said, “A nobleman once went to a distant country to receive his appointment to a kingdom and then return.

¹³He called ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds of silver each, and told them to trade with them during his absence.