Luke 19:12 meaning and explanation
So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.
Luke 19:12, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Jesus tells this parable as He nears Jerusalem, where the crowd expects God's kingdom to appear at once (verse 11). The nobleman who travels to a distant country to receive a kingdom mirrors the real practice of rulers in Jesus' day, who went to Rome to have their authority confirmed before returning to govern.
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