Luke 19:11

The Parable of the Ten Minas

19:11 While the people were listening to these things, Jesus proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.


tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

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tn The present active infinitive δοκεῖν (dokein) has been translated as causal.

sn Luke means here the appearance of the full kingdom of God in power with the Son of Man as judge as Luke 17:22-37 describes.

tn Or perhaps, “the kingdom of God must appear immediately (see L&N 71.36).