Luke 19:14

But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy behind him, saying, We do not want this man to reign over us.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.

In Context

13And having called ten of his bondmen, he gave them ten minas and said to them, Do business until I come.

15And it came to pass for him to return, having taken the kingdom. And he said for these bondmen to be called to him, to whom he gave the silver, so that he might know what any man gained by trading.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 8:7And LORD said to Samuel, Hearken to the voice of the people in all that they say to thee, for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them.

Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage, and the peoples meditate vain things (LXX/NT)?

Zechariah 11:8And I cut off the three shepherds in one month, for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.

John 1:11He came to his own, and his own did not accept him.

John 15:23He who hates me hates my Father also.

Acts 4:27For in truth, against thy holy Boy Jesus, whom thou anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, were gathered together,

Matthew Henry on Luke 19:12-28

The Nobleman and His Servants. 11 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. 12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. 13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. 14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this… Read the whole commentary →

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