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Luke 19:13

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL

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

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So he called his ten servants over and gave each of them some money to work with. He told them, 'Put this to good use while I'm gone.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Don't just sit on what you've been given — make something happen with it.

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So when he came back as the new king, he called in all the servants he'd given money to before he left. He wanted to see what each of them had done with it — how much they'd grown his investment while he was gone.

2 Chronicles 24:6

The king called for Jehoiada the chief priest and asked him, 'Why haven't you required the Levites to collect money from Judah and Jerusalem? This collection was commanded by Moses, the Lord's servant, and by the people of Israel to maintain the tabernacle.'

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