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.

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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, Trade with these, till I come.

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

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Cross References

Psalms 2:1Why do the heathen rage, And the nations meditate a vain thing?

Zechariah 11:8And I cut off three shepherds in one month; for I was weary of them, and they also abhorred me.

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

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

Acts 4:27For in truth against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, did both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the gentiles, and the peoples of Israel, assemble in this city,

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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