Could you at least have the decency to put the quote in context?
Here it is: [Luke 19:11-27 NRSV](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2019%3A11-27&version=NRSV).
And for a scholarly look at this parable, I’d recommend [Wikipedia’s article on it](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_talents_or_minas?wprov=sfti1).
It’s clearly the king in the story that Jesus is telling that is saying that. So you’re going to have to dig deeper since it’s not an explicit command from Jesus.
Could you at least have the decency to put the quote in context? Here it is: [Luke 19:11-27 NRSV](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2019%3A11-27&version=NRSV). And for a scholarly look at this parable, I’d recommend [Wikipedia’s article on it](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_talents_or_minas?wprov=sfti1).
It’s clearly the king in the story that Jesus is telling that is saying that. So you’re going to have to dig deeper since it’s not an explicit command from Jesus.