Luke 19:14

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

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

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 he called his ten servants, and gave them ten pounds, and said to them, Engage in trade till I come.

15And it came to pass, that, when he had returned, having received the kingdom, he commanded those servants to be called, to whom he had given the money, that he might know what each had gained by trading.

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Cross References

John 1:11He came to his own country, and his own people received him not.

John 15:23He that hates me, hates my Father also.

Acts 4:27For, in truth, against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, did meet 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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