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Luke 19:12

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

KJV

εἶπεν οὖν· ἄνθρωπός τις εὐγενὴς ἐπορεύθη εἰς χώραν μακράν, λαβεῖν ἑαυτῷ βασιλείαν καὶ ὑποστρέψαι.

Greek NT

Dixit ergo : Homo quidam nobilis abiit in regionem longinquam accipere sibi regnum, et reverti.

Vulgate

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

ASV

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

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

βασιλεία
basileia
noun · 162×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
εὐγενής
eugenes
adjective · 3×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
λαμβάνω
lambano
verb · 259×
μακρός
makros
adjective · 5×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
πορεύομαι
poreuomai
verb · 155×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
χώρα
chora
noun · 28×
ἄνθρωπος
anthropos
noun · 549×
ἑαυτοῦ
eautou
reflexive_pronoun · 316×
ὑποστρέφω
upostrepho
verb · 36×

Parable

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

1. The Power of Harmony in Relation to Prayer. Again I say unto you that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them. Matthew 18:19 The word symphony is strictly applied to the harmonies of sounds in music. And there are indeed among musical sounds some accordant and others discordant. But the Evangelic Scripture is fam…

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 15:25 — For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
  • 1Pet 3:22 — Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
  • Acts 17:31 — Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from
  • Eph 1:20 — Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
  • Heb 9:28 — So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
  • John 18:37 — Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto th
  • Luke 20:9 — Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
  • Luke 24:51 — And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
  • Mark 12:1 — And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went
  • Mark 16:19 — So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
  • Matt 18:23 — Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
  • Matt 21:33 — Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into
  • Matt 21:38 — But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
  • Matt 25:14 — For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
  • Matt 25:14 — For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
  • Phil 2:9 — Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
  • Ps 99:1 — The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.
  • Rev 1:7 — Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.