Luke 19:11
“And as they heard these things, he added, and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Hierusalem, and because they thought that the kingdome of God should immediately appeare.”
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Luke 19:11 Context
9And Iesus said vnto him, This day is saluation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is the sonne of Abraham. 10For the sonne of man is come to seeke, and to saue that which was lost. 11And as they heard these things, he added, and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Hierusalem, and because they thought that the kingdome of God should immediately appeare. 12He said therefore, A certaine noble man went into a farre countrey, to receiue for himselfe a kingdome, and to returne. 13And hee called his ten seruants, and deliuered them ten pounds, and said vnto them, Occupy till I come.
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And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.
- King James Version
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.
- New American Standard Version (1995)