Luke 19:14

But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, We will not that this man reign over us.

Revised Version 1895

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 he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye herewith till I come.

15And it came to pass, when he was come back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants, unto whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 8:7And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them.

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

Zechariah 11:8And I 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 unto his own, and they that were his own received him not.

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

Acts 4:27for of a truth in this city against thy holy Servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, were gathered together,

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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