Luke 19:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.”

Luke 19:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 19:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 19:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He said therefore, “A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.”

Luke 19:12 — World English Bible

Luke 19:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.”

Luke 19:12 — American Standard Version

Luke 19:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“He said therefore, `A certain man of birth went on to a far country, to take to himself a kingdom, and to return,”

Luke 19:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 19:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He said therefore, A certain high-born man went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and return.”

Luke 19:12 — Darby Translation

Luke 19:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He saide therefore, A certaine noble man went into a farre countrey, to receiue for himselfe a kingdome, and so to come againe.”

Luke 19:12 — Geneva Bible

Luke 19:12 in Context — Luke 19

10 Porque el Hijo del hombre vino á buscar y á salvar lo que se había perdido.

11 Y oyendo ellos estas cosas, prosiguió [Jesús] y dijo una parábola, por cuanto estaba cerca de Jerusalem, y porque pensaban que luego había de ser manifestado el reino de Dios.

12 Dijo pues: Un hombre noble partió á una provincia lejos, para tomar para sí un reino, y volver.

13 Mas llamados diez siervos suyos, les dió diez minas, y díjoles: Negociad entre tanto que vengo.

14 Empero sus ciudadanos le aborrecían, y enviaron tras de él una embajada, diciendo: No queremos que éste reine sobre nosotros.

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What Does Luke 19:12 Mean?

Luke 19:12 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 19. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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