NASB
"So He said, "A nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and then return."
— Luke 19:12, NASB
“He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.”
“He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. ”
“He said therefore, "A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.”
“Therefore he said,“A nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.”
“He said therefore: a certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.”
“So he said, A certain man of high birth went into a far-away country to get a kingdom for himself, and to come back.”
“He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.”
And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham.
"For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."
While they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.
So He said, "A nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and then return.
"And he called ten of his slaves, and gave them ten minas and said to them, 'Do business with this until I come back.'
"But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to reign over us.'
"When he returned, after receiving the kingdom, he ordered that these slaves, to whom he had given the money, be called to him so that he might know what business they had done.