Catholic Public Domain Version
"And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds, and he said to them: ‘Do business until I return.’ "
— Luke 19:13, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.”
“And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye herewith till I come. ”
“He called ten servants of his, and gave them ten mina coins, and told them, 'Conduct business until I come.'”
“And he summoned ten of his slaves, gave them ten minas, and said to them,‘Do business with these until I come back.’”
“And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds and said to them: Trade till I come.”
“And he sent for ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds and said to them, Do business with this till I come.”
“And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.”
For the Son of man has come to seek and to save what had been lost.”
As they were listening to these things, continuing on, he spoke a parable, because he was nearing Jerusalem, and because they guessed that the kingdom of God might be manifested without delay.
Therefore, he said: “A certain man of nobility traveled to a far away region, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds, and he said to them: ‘Do business until I return.’
But his citizens hated him. And so they sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this one to reign over us.’
And it happened that he returned, having received the kingdom. And he ordered the servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called so that he would know how much each one had earned by doing business.
Now the first approached, saying: ‘Lord, your one pound has earned ten pounds.’