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Webster's Bible Translation Philip answered him, Two hundred penny-worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them make take a little: Weymouth New Testament "Seven pounds' worth of bread," replied Philip, "is not enough for them all to get even a scanty meal." World English Bible
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John 6:7.Philip swiftly calculating declares it impossible...
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Jan 4, 2022 · Since some ancient terms varied by area, we have differentiated Greek and Hebrew measurements. Weights: Hebrew: Talent (3,000 shekels or 60 minas, sometimes translated “100 pounds”) 34.272 kg. 75.6 lbs. Mina (50 shekels, sometimes translated “pound”) 571.2 g. 1.26 lbs.
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13 Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten pounds, and said to them, ‘Trade with these till I come.’ 14 But his citizens hated him and sent an embassy after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’ 15 When he returned, having received the kingdom, he commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be ...
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The parable of the ten minas (pounds in the NRSV translation) is set in the workplace of high finance. A rich and soon to be powerful nobleman goes on an extended trip to be crowned king. Most of his people hate him and send word ahead that they oppose this coronation (Luke 19:14). In his absence, he assigns three of his servants to invest his mo...
Jesus tells this parable immediately before going to Jerusalem, where he is to be crowned king (Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord, Luke 19:38) but soon is rejected by his people. This identifies Jesus with the nobleman in the parable, and the crowd shouting Crucify him! (Luke 23:21) with the people in the parable who oppose the ...
This parable makes explicit that citizens of Gods kingdom are responsible to work toward Gods goals and purposes. In this parable, the king tells his servants directly what he expects them to do, namely, to invest his money. This specific calling or command makes it clear that preaching, healing, and evangelism (the apostles callings) are not the o...
Seen in this light, the parable suggests if we choose to accept Jesus as king, we must expect to lead risky lives. The servants who invested the masters money faced the risk of being attacked by those around them who rejected the masters authority. And they faced the risk of disappointing their master by making investments that might lose money. Ev...
25 “They said to him, ‘Master, he has ten pounds.’. 26 “ ‘I tell you that to everyone who has will be given. But from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away from him. 27 But as for those enemies of mine, who would not let me reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.’. Read full chapter.
Here is a list of some biblical measurements and their approximate US and Metric equivalents. Weight: Talent (60 minas) is 75 pounds or 34 kilograms. Mina (50 shekels) is 1.25 pounds or .6 kilograms (600 grams). Shekel (2 bekas) is 2/5 of an ounce or 11.5 grams.
The Parable of the Pounds. Thoughts on the Parable of the Pounds – Please read Luke 19: 11-27. THE CONTEXT. Jesus taught this parable because the disciples assumed the New Kingdom was to appear very soon. They are just coming from Jericho, where Jesus announced to Zaccheus that salvation had come to his house.
