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.’

World English Bible Classic

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 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

1 Samuel 8:7The LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me as the king over them.

Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?

Zechariah 11:8I 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 those who were his own didn’t receive him.

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

Acts 4:27“For truly, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together 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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