Luke 19:14

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

Thomas Haweis 1795 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 calling his ten servants, he gave them ten manehs, and said unto them, Employ yourselves in traffic, till I come back.

15And it came to pass, at his return, after receiving the kingdom, that he ordered the servants to be called, to whom he had given the money, that he might know what every one had gained by his traffic.

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Cross References

John 1:11He came unto his peculiar people, and his peculiar people did not receive him.

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

Acts 4:27For they have been in truth collected together against thy holy Son Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, even Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the heathen, and the people of Israel,

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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