Luke 19:9-20

⁹And Jesus said to him, This day hath salvation come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;

¹⁰for the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.

¹¹And while they were hearing these things, he proceeded and spoke a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and they thought that the kingdom of God would immediately appear.

¹²He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

¹³And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten pounds, and said to them, Trade with these, till I come.

¹⁴But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.

¹⁵And it came to pass, when he had returned, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what each had gained by trading.

¹⁶And the first came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.

¹⁷And he said to him, Well done, good servant! because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.

¹⁸And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

¹⁹And he said also to this servant, And be thou over five cities.

²⁰And another came, saying, Lord, behold thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin.