Luke 19:18 meaning and explanation

The second servant came and said, ‘Master, your mina has made five minas.’

Luke 19:18, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus is telling the parable of the ten minas (a mina was a unit of money) on the road near Jericho, just before entering Jerusalem. The crowd expected God's kingdom to appear at once, so Jesus pictures a nobleman who leaves to receive a kingdom and entrusts his wealth to servants in the meantime.

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