Luke 19:12-17

Great(i) 12 He sayde therfore: a certayne noble man went into a farre countre, to receaue hym a kyngdome, and to come agayne. 13 And he called hys ten seruauntes, and delyuered them ten pounde, sayinge vnto them: Occupye, tyll I come. 14 But hys cytesens hated hym, & sent a message after him, sayinge: we will not haue thys man to raygne ouer vs. 15 And it came to passe, that when he had receaued his kingdome, he returned, & commaunded these seruauntes to be called vnto hym (to whom he had geuen the money) to wete how moch euery man had done. 16 Then came the fyrst, saying: Lorde, thy pounde hath gayned ten pounde. 17 And he sayd vnto hym: Well thou good seruaunt: because thou hast bene faythfull in a very lytell thynge, haue thou auctoryte ouer ten cyties.