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

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Luke 19 contains 48 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.