Luke 19:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 19:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 19:12 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 19:12 — KJV
“He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.”
— Luke 19:12 (KJV)
Luke 19:12 in Context — About the Book of Luke
Luke, the physician-historian, writes the most carefully researched Gospel — and the most tender. Outsiders take center stage: shepherds, women, Samaritans, tax collectors, the prodigal son. More than any Gospel, Luke shows Jesus praying at every turning point of His life.
Cross-References for Luke 19:12
“Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:”
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“And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.”
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“Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.”
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“And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.”
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“For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.”
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