12. Therefore he said, “A nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.
13. And he summoned ten of his slaves, gave them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Do business with these until I come back.’
14. But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to be king over us!’
15. When he returned after receiving the kingdom, he summoned these slaves to whom he had given the money. He wanted to know how much they had earned by trading.
16. So the first one came before him and said, ‘Sir, your mina has made ten minas more.’