Luke 19:9-20

⁹In response Jesus said, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man has shown he is a son of Abraham too.

¹⁰For the Son of man came to search for and save those who are lost.”

¹¹While they were still paying attention, Jesus told them a story for they were close to Jerusalem and the people thought that God's kingdom was going to become a reality right away.

¹²“Once there was a nobleman who left home to go to a distant country to be crowned king there, and then to return.

¹³He called ten of his servants, divided money equally among them, and told them, ‘Invest this money until I return.’

¹⁴But his people hated him, and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We won't have this man as king over us.’

¹⁵After he had been crowned king he returned. He ordered his servants brought to him. He wanted to know what profit they had made by investing the money he had given them.

¹⁶The first servant came in and said, ‘Lord, your money has earned ten times as much.’

¹⁷‘Well done! You're a good servant,’ said the king. ‘Since you proved yourself trustworthy in a very small matter, I'm placing you in charge of ten cities.’

¹⁸The second servant came in and said, ‘Lord, your money has earned five times as much.’

¹⁹‘I'm placing you in charge of five cities,’ said the king.

²⁰Another servant came in and said, ‘Lord, look, here's your money back. I kept it safe, wrapped up in a cloth.