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.

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Matthew 25:14

Mark 13:34

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A certain

So it was when a man was going to travel into a foreign country, he called his servants, and delivered to them his stock:

when a man travels into foreign parts, he leaves his goods in charge to his servants, he appoints to every one his task, and orders the porter to be vigilant,

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Then he propos'd this parable to the people, a man planted a vineyard, let it out to husbandmen, and then went a travelling for some time.

and while he was blessing them, he was taken from them, and carried up into heaven.

but when the tenants saw the son, they said among themselves, this is the heir, come, let us kill him, and then seize on his inheritance.

Then Jesus address'd himself to them in this parabolical manner. a certain person planted a vineyard, made a fence about it, clear'd the way for a wine-press, built a tower, and committed it to the care of vine-dressers, while he was travelling abroad.

Now after the Lord had convers'd with them, he was assum'd up to heaven, where he sat on the right hand of God.

After this discourse, while they beheld, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.

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and Jesus came, and said to them, all power has been given me in heaven and in earth.

upon this Pilate said to him, you are then a king? Jesus answered, you say right, for I am a king. to this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, to persuade mankind of the truth. every one that loves truth is observant of my directions.

for he must reign, "till God has cast all his enemies under his feet."

which he exerted in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at the head of his heavenly kingdom,

wherefore God has highly exalted and given him a name, which is above every name;

who being ascended into heaven, is seated at the right hand of God, where angels, dominations, and potentates have been subjected to him.

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"ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up to heaven? this same Jesus who is taken up from you into heaven, shall descend in the same manner as ye have seen him ascend thither."

because he has fix'd the day, when he will judge in equity, by that man, whom he has appointed thereto: of which he has given full proof to all the world, by having raised him from the dead."

so Christ being once offered up to take away the sins of many; he shall appear the second time, without making any further expiation to save those who expect him.

See! he is coming on the clouds; and every eye shall see him, even they who pierced him: then all the tribes of the earth will smite their breasts at the sight: even so it will be.