Luk 19:11-12 | ESV | STEP | As they heard these things , he proceeded to tell a parable , because he was near to Jerusalem , and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately .

bFor ver. 12-27, [Matt. 25:14-30; Mark 13:34]

Luke 19:11-12

The Parable of the Ten Minas

11 As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because ^athey supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately. 12 He said therefore, ^b“A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.