12He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.


In Context

9 And Jesus said unto him, To-day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

10 For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.

11 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was immediately to appear.

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

13 And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye herewith till I come.

14 But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, We will not that this man reign over us.

Luke 19:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:12He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:12He said: "A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:12He said therefore: A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:12He said therefore, A certain high-born man went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and return.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:12He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:12He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:12He said therefore, |A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:12He said therefore, 'A certain man of birth went on to a far country, to take to himself a kingdom, and to return,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:12He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.