Luke 19:14
But, his citizens, hated him, and sent off an embassy after him, saying—We desire not, this, man, to be made king over us!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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1 Samuel 8:7And Yahweh said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people, in all that they shall say unto thee,—for, not thee, have they rejected, but, me, have they rejected, from being king over them.
Psalms 2:1Wherefore have nations assembled in tumult? Or should, peoples, mutter an empty thing?
Zechariah 11:8And I sent off three shepherds, in one month,—for impatient was my soul with them, moreover also, their soul, felt a loathing against me.
John 1:11Into his own possessions, he came, and, his own people, received him not home.
John 15:23He that hateth me, hateth, my Father also.
Acts 4:27For they were gathered together, of a truth, in this city, against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou hadst anointed,—both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with them of the nations, and peoples 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 →