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Connecting Statement:
Jesus continues to tell the parable he began in Luke 19:11.
By your own words
His "words" refer to all that he had said. Alternate translation: "Based on what you have said" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
You knew that I am a demanding person
The nobleman was repeating what the servant had said about him. He was not saying that it was true. Alternate translation: "You say that I am a demanding person"