Luke 19:10-12

Living Bible

^9-10 Jesus told him, “This shows^[a] that salvation has come to this home today. This man was one of the lost sons of Abraham, and I, the Messiah, have come to search for and to save such souls as his.”

¹¹ And because Jesus was nearing Jerusalem, he told a story to correct the impression that the Kingdom of God would begin right away.

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.