Luke 19:14-19 Modern English Version (MEV)

14. “But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’

15. “When he returned, having received the kingdom, he summoned these servants, to whom he had entrusted the money, that he might know what everyone gained by trading.

16. “The first came, saying, ‘Master, your pound has made ten pounds more.’

17. “He said to him, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in very little, take authority over ten cities.’

18. “The second came, saying, ‘Master, your pound has made five pounds more.’

19. “He said in like manner to him, ‘You, take authority over five cities.’

Luke 19