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Luke 19:11

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And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.
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  1. Luke 17:20Rank 1 from verse 11
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    20¶ And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

  2. Acts 1:6Rank 2 from verse 11
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    6When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

  3. 2 Thessalonians 2:1–3Rank 3 from verse 11
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    1NOW we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,

    2That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.

    3Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

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Luke 19:11

COMBINED MEANING

heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

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COMBINED MEANING

added

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of add, meaning to join or put with something else; to increase by bringing or giving more.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

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parable

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A figurative saying, comparison, or narrative that sets one matter beside another to convey meaning.

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nigh

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Near or close in place, time, relationship, kinship, condition, access, or degree; approaching, drawing close, at hand, or almost.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

thought

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Sense 1: Past tense and past participle of think: considered, supposed, intended, purposed, judged, reckoned, or called to mind. Sense 2: A thought, intention, purpose, judgment, or matter of the mind or heart. Sense 3: In the phrase ‘take thought,’ anxious care or concern.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

kingdom

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The rule, royal authority, government, realm, territory, subjects, or dominion of a king.

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should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

appear

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1. To come or become visible or manifest. 2. To come or present oneself before someone. 3. To seem or have an outward appearance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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19:11And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.

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19:12He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

19:13And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

19:14But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.

19:15And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.

19:16Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.

19:17And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

19:18And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

19:19And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.

19:20And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:

19:21For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.

19:22And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

19:23Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?

19:24And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.

19:25(And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)

19:26For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.

19:27But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

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