Luke 19:14

But his citizens hated him, and sent an envoy after him, saying, ‘We don’t want 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

13He called ten servants of his, and gave them ten mina [500 sheckles; 12.5 lb; 5.67 kg] coins, and told them, ‘Conduct business until I come.’

15“When he had come back again, having received the kingdom, he commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by conducting business.

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Cross References

Psalms 2:1+ 2:1 (1-2) MP: Messiah rejected by the Gentiles. (Acts 2:23, 4:25-28) Why do the nations rage, + 2:1. Quoted in Rev 11:18 2 and the peoples plot a vain thing? 1

John 1:11+ 1:11. MP: Rejected by the Jews. (Ps 69:8) + 1:11. MP: Messiah is rejected by his own Jewish people, “we did not esteem him”. Yet (Is 49:6 and 60:1-3) says the Messiah’s light draws the Gentiles to Him. (Is 53:3b) He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.

John 15:23+ 15:23 (23-25) MP: Messiah is despised. (See also Ps 69:4b). (Is 49:7a) + 15:23 (23-25) MP: Messiah is rejected. (Zech 12:10c) He who hates me, hates 'Avi ·my Father· also.

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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