So Luke, right from the very beginning of this passage about how God always keeps his promises seems to imply that one of God's promises had been broken. (redeeminggod.com)
For those who receive the «vision of faith» the gifts are the same as those recounted at the beginning of this passage. (faith.org.uk)
This is the beginning of the passage, Luke 19:11 «While they were listening to this, he went on to tell them a PARABLE, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)