Luke 19:13 - Compare All Versions

Luke 19:12-13 MSG (The Message)

“There was once a man descended from a royal house who needed to make a long trip back to headquarters to get authorization for his rule and then return. But first he called ten servants together, gave them each a sum of money, and instructed them, ‘Operate with this until I return.’

Luke 19:13 KJV (King James Version)

And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

Luke 19:13 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

And he called ten of his slaves, and gave them ten minas and said to them, ‘Do business with this until I come back.’

Luke 19:13 NCV (New Century Version)

So he called ten of his servants and gave a coin to each servant. He said, ‘Do business with this money until I get back.’

Luke 19:13 ASV (American Standard Version)

And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye herewith till I come.

Luke 19:13 NIV (New International Version)

So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Put this money to work,’ he said, ‘until I come back.’

Luke 19:13 NKJV (New King James Version)

So he called ten of his servants, delivered to them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Do business till I come.’

Luke 19:13 AMP (Amplified Bible)

So he called ten of his servants, and gave them ten minas [one apiece, each equal to about a hundred days’ wages] and said to them, ‘Do business [with this] until I return.’

Luke 19:13 NLT (New Living Translation)

Before he left, he called together ten of his servants and divided among them ten pounds of silver, saying, ‘Invest this for me while I am gone.’

Luke 19:13 TPT (The Passion Translation)

Before he departed he summoned his ten servants together and charged them, ‘I am entrusting each of you with fifty thousand dollars to invest while I am away. Trade with it and put the money to work until I return.’

Luke 19:13 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Engage in business until I come.’