Luke 19:12

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Summary

Luke 19:12

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

A certain

Matthew 25:14

Mark 13:34

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Bible References

A certain

"For it is just like a man who was going on a journey, and called in his slaves, and put his property in their hands.

just as a man when he leaves home to go on a journey, and puts his slaves in charge, each with his duties, gives orders to the watchman to keep watch.

A far

Then he went on to give the people this illustration: "A man once planted a vineyard, and leased it to tenants, and went away for along absence.

And as he was blessing them, he parted from them.

But when the tenants saw his son, they said to one another. 'This is his heir! Come on, let us kill him, and get his inheritance!'

Then he began to speak to them in figures. "A man once planted a vineyard and fenced it in and hewed out a wine-vat and built a watch tower, and he leased it to tenants and left the neighborhood.

So the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was caught up into heaven and took his seat at God's right hand.

As he said this, he was caught up before their eyes and a cloud took him up from their sight.

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And Jesus came up to them and said, "Full authority in heaven and on the earth has been given to me.

Pilate said to him, "Then you are a king?" Jesus answered, "As you say, I am a king. It was for this that I was born and for this that I came to the world, to give testimony for truth. Everyone who is on the side of truth listens to my voice."

for he must retain the kingdom until he puts all his enemies under his feet.

he exerted in raising Christ from the dead, and seating him at his right hand in heaven,

That is why God has so greatly exalted him, and given him the name above all others,

who has gone to heaven and is at God's right hand, with angels, hierarchies, and powers made subject to him.

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and said to them, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up into the sky? This very Jesus who has been caught up from you into heaven will come in just the way that you have seen him go up to heaven."

since he has fixed a day on which he will justly judge the world through a man whom he has appointed, and whom he has guaranteed to all men by raising him from the dead."

so the Christ too, after being offered in sacrifice once for all to carry away the sins of many, will appear again but without any burden of sin, to those who are eagerly waiting for him to come and save them.

See! He is coming on the clouds, and every eye will see him, even the men who pierced him, and all the tribes of the earth will lament over him. So it is to be, Amen.