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 to him, This day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

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

11 And as they heard these things, he added and spoke a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God would immediately 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 his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said to them, Occupy till I come.

14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to 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 American Standard 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 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.