Luke 19:12-14

Living Bible

¹² “A nobleman living in a certain province was called away to the distant capital of the empire to be crowned king of his province. ¹³ Before he left he called together ten assistants and gave them each $2,000 to invest while he was gone. ¹⁴ But some of his people hated him and sent him their declaration of independence, stating that they had rebelled and would not acknowledge him as their king.