Luke 19:14

But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We will not have this man rule 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 of his servants, and gave them ten minas, and said to them, 'Conduct business until I come back.'

15It happened when he came back again, having received the kingdom, he commanded the servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what profit they had made by doing business.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 8:7Yahweh said to Samuel, “Obey the voice of the people in everything they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them.

Psalms 2:1Why are the nations in turmoil, 1 and why do the peoples make plots that will fail? 1

Zechariah 11:8In one month I destroyed the three shepherds. I became impatient with them, and they also hated me.

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

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

Acts 4:27Indeed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, gathered together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.

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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