11\u00a0<\/sup>As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because\u00a0they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately.<\/span>\u00a012\u00a0<\/sup>He said therefore,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cA nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.<\/span><\/span>13\u00a0<\/sup>Calling\u00a0ten of his servants,\u00a0he gave them ten minas, and said to them, \u2018Engage in business\u00a0until I come.\u2019<\/span><\/span>\u00a014\u00a0<\/sup>But\u00a0his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, \u2018We do not want this man to reign over us.\u2019<\/span><\/span>\u00a015\u00a0<\/sup>When he returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by doing business.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 16\u00a0<\/sup>The first came before him, saying, \u2018Lord, your mina has made ten minas more.\u2019<\/span><\/span>17\u00a0<\/sup>And he said to him, \u2018Well done, good servant!\u00a0Because you have been\u00a0faithful in a very little,\u00a0you shall have authority over ten cities.\u2019<\/span><\/span>18\u00a0<\/sup>And the second came, saying, \u2018Lord, your mina has made five minas.\u2019<\/span><\/span>19\u00a0<\/sup>And he said to him, \u2018And you are to be over five cities.\u2019<\/span><\/span>\u00a020\u00a0<\/sup>Then another came, saying, \u2018Lord, here is your mina, which I kept laid away in\u00a0a handkerchief;<\/span><\/span>\u00a021\u00a0<\/sup>for I was afraid of you, because you are\u00a0a severe man. You take\u00a0what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.\u2019<\/span><\/span>\u00a022\u00a0<\/sup>He said to him,\u00a0\u2018I will condemn you with your own words,\u00a0you wicked servant! You knew that I was\u00a0a severe man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?<\/span><\/span>\u00a023\u00a0<\/sup>Why then did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I might have collected it with interest?\u2019<\/span><\/span>\u00a024\u00a0<\/sup>And he said to those who stood by, \u2018Take the mina from him, and give it to the one who has the ten minas.\u2019<\/span><\/span>\u00a025\u00a0<\/sup>And they said to him, \u2018Lord, he has ten minas!\u2019<\/span><\/span>\u00a026\u00a0<\/sup>\u2018I tell you that\u00a0to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.<\/span><\/span>\u00a027\u00a0<\/sup>But\u00a0as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and\u00a0slaughter them before me.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The parable of the 10 minas is a story with multiple lessons. First and foremost, we must read this parable in context. Luke positions this parable directly before Jesus enter Jerusalem. In the very next passage he will be hailed as the messiah and the son of David. However, he will ultimately be rejected. Luke indicates that this parable is connected to the entry of Jerusalem by saying, “because he was near to Jerusalem, and because\u00a0they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately.<\/span>” This tells us that the event of the parable will have a parallel to what is about to happen, or at least what the people thought was going to happen.<\/p>\n The primary meaning of the parable is a lesson on what is about to happen after Jesus enters Jerusalem. The kingdom of God would not be “appearing immediately.” Rather, Jesus would be executed and raised to new life but will be leaving “ to receive for himself a kingdom and then return<\/span><\/span>“. Thus the time line of this parable is referring to the time between the resurrection and the 2nd coming. The location of Jesus’ destination and the duration were not stated nor are they important. What is important is what people are doing while he is away. What will we have done with our gifts and talents until his return?<\/p>\n This is probably why Matthew pairs this parable with Jesus’ teaching on the final judgment. It’s an end times parable.<\/p>\n 15 To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away.<\/p>\n 16 He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more.<\/p>\n 17 So also he who had the two talents made two talents more.<\/p>\n 18 But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money.<\/p>\n 19 Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them.<\/p>\n 20 And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, \u2018Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more.\u2019<\/p>\n 21 His master said to him, \u2018Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.\u2019<\/p>\n 22 And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, \u2018Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more.\u2019<\/p>\n 23 His master said to him, \u2018Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.\u2019<\/p>\n 24 He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, \u2018Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed,<\/p>\n 25 so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, you have what is yours.\u2019<\/p>\n 26 But his master answered him, \u2018You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed?<\/p>\n 27 Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest.<\/p>\n 28 So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents.<\/p>\n 29 For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.<\/p>\n 30 And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.\u2019<\/td>\n 12 He said therefore, \u201cA nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.<\/p>\n 13 Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, \u2018Engage in business until I come.\u2019<\/p>\n 14 But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, \u2018We do not want this man to reign over us.\u2019<\/p>\n 15 When he returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by doing business.<\/p>\n 16 The first came before him, saying, \u2018Lord, your mina has made ten minas more.\u2019<\/p>\n 17 And he said to him, \u2018Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.\u2019<\/p>\n 18 And the second came, saying, \u2018Lord, your mina has made five minas.\u2019<\/p>\n 19 And he said to him, \u2018And you are to be over five cities.\u2019<\/p>\n 20 Then another came, saying, \u2018Lord, here is your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief;<\/p>\n 21 for I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You take what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.\u2019<\/p>\n 22 He said to him, \u2018I will condemn you with your own words, you wicked servant! You knew that I was a severe man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?<\/p>\n 23 Why then did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I might have collected it with interest?\u2019<\/p>\n 24 And he said to those who stood by, \u2018Take the mina from him, and give it to the one who has the ten minas.\u2019<\/p>\n 25 And they said to him, \u2018Lord, he has ten minas!\u2019<\/p>\n 26 \u2018I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.<\/p>\n 27 But as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slaughter them before me.\u2019\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n There are some minor differences between the two parables but nothing worth being concerned about. What is interesting is the different endings. In the end of the Lukan parable the nobleman (Jesus) has his enemies killed. 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\n Matthew 25:14-30<\/th>\n Luke 19:11-27<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n \u201cFor it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property.<\/p>\n 11 As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately.<\/p>\n
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