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Luke 19:14

But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to be king over us!'

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Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Civil Service;   Faithfulness;   Infidelity;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Judgment;   Kingdom of Heaven;   Opportunity;   Persecution;   Pound;   Probation;   Responsibility;   Servant;   Steward;   Trustee;   Unfaithfulness;   Works;   Thompson Chain Reference - Hated, Christ;   Hatred;   Love-Hatred;   Self-Will;   Wilfulness;   The Topic Concordance - Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ;   Kingdom of God;   Servants;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Hatred to Christ;   Parables;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Parable;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Day of the lord;   King;   Millennium;   Parables;   Work;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Kingdom of God;   Responsibility;   Wealth;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Citizenship;   Zacchaeus;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bethany;   Issachar;   Jerusalem;   Moses;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Banking;   Chronology of the Biblical Period;   Commerce;   Interest;   Jonah;   Luke, Gospel of;   Weights and Measures;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ambassador, Ambassage;   Parable;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Ambassador;   Ambassage;   Archelaus ;   Asceticism (2);   Character;   Common Life;   Debt, Debtor (2);   Discourse;   Endurance;   Equality;   Hating, Hatred;   Money (2);   Nobleman;   Pound ;   Property (2);   Readiness;   Religious Experience;   Sanctify, Sanctification;   Selfishness;   Social Life;   Steward, Stewardship;   Supremacy;   Talents ;   Trade and Commerce;   Wealth (2);   Winter ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Kingdom, Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven;   Weights and Measures;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Zacch us;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Pound;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   Kingdom or Church of Christ, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ambassage;   Citizenship;   Herod;   King, Christ as;   Millennium: Premillennial View;   Pound;   Reign;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We don’t want this man to rule over us.’
King James Version (1611)
But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We wil not haue this man to reigne ouer vs.
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.
English Standard Version
But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.'
New American Standard Bible
"But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to reign over us.'
New Century Version
But the people in the kingdom hated the man. So they sent a group to follow him and say, ‘We don't want this man to be our king.'
Amplified Bible
"But his citizens [the residents of his new kingdom] hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to be a king over us.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to reign over us.'
Legacy Standard Bible
But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.'
Berean Standard Bible
But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, 'We do not want this man to rule over us.'
Contemporary English Version
But the people of his country hated him, and they sent messengers to the foreign country to say, "We don't want this man to be our king."
Complete Jewish Bible
But his countrymen hated him, and they sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We don't want this man to rule over us.'
Darby Translation
But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not that this [man] should reign over us.
Easy-to-Read Version
But the people in the kingdom hated the man. They sent a group to follow him to the other country. There they said, ‘We don't want this man to be our king.'
Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, We will not haue this man to reigne ouer vs.
George Lamsa Translation
But the people of his city hated him, and sent messengers after him, saying, We do not want him to rule over us.
Good News Translation
Now, his own people hated him, and so they sent messengers after him to say, ‘We don't want this man to be our king.'
Lexham English Bible
But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to be king over us!'
Literal Translation
But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, We do not desire this one to reign over us.
American Standard Version
But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, We will not that this man reign over us.
Bible in Basic English
But his people had no love for him, and sent representatives after him, saying, We will not have this man for our ruler.
Hebrew Names Version
But his citizens hated him, and sent an envoy after him, saying, 'We don't want this man to reign over us.'
International Standard Version
But the citizens of his country hated him and sent a delegation to follow him, saying, 'We don't want this man to rule over us!'John 1:11;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
But his citizens hated him, and sent messengers after him, saying, We are not willing that this should reign over us.
Murdock Translation
But the inhabitants of his city hated him; and they sent envoys after him, saying: We wish this man not to reign over us.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But his citezins hated hym, and sent a message after hym, saying: We wyll not haue this man to raigne ouer vs.
English Revised Version
But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, We will not that this man reign over us.
World English Bible
But his citizens hated him, and sent an envoy after him, saying, 'We don't want this man to reign over us.'
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
Weymouth's New Testament
"Now his countrymen hated him, and sent a deputation after him to say, `We are not willing that he should become our king.'
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But hise citeseyns hatiden hym, and senten a messanger aftir hym, and seiden, We wolen not, that he regne on vs.
Update Bible Version
But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassador after him, saying, We will not have this man reign over us.
Webster's Bible Translation
But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this [man] to reign over us.
New King James Version
But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, "We will not have this man to reign over us.'
New Living Translation
But his people hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want him to be our king.'
New Life Bible
But other men in his country hated him. They sent men after him to tell him they did not want him as their king.
New Revised Standard
But the citizens of his country hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.'
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, his citizens, hated him, and sent off an embassy after him, saying - We desire not, this, man, to be made king over us!
Douay-Rheims Bible
But his citizens hated him and they sent an embassage after him, saying: We will not have this man to reign over us.
Revised Standard Version
But his citizens hated him and sent an embassy after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to reign over us.'
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
But his citesens hated him and sent messengers after him sayinge: We will not have this man to raygne over vs.
Young's Literal Translation
and his citizens were hating him, and did send an embassy after him, saying, We do not wish this one to reign over us.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But his citesyns hated him, and sent a message after him, and sayde: We wil not haue this man to raigne ouer vs.
Mace New Testament (1729)
but he being hated by the citizens, after he was gone, they sent a deputation to court, to make this protest, "we will not have him for our king."
THE MESSAGE
"But the citizens there hated him. So they sent a commission with a signed petition to oppose his rule: ‘We don't want this man to rule us.'
Simplified Cowboy Version
But many people who worked on the big ranch hated the cow boss and didn't want him to be the ranch manager.

Contextual Overview

11 While the people were listening to these things, Jesus proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately. 12 Therefore he said, "A nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return. 13 And he summoned ten of his slaves, gave them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Do business with these until I come back.' 14 But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to be king over us!' 15 When he returned after receiving the kingdom, he summoned these slaves to whom he had given the money. He wanted to know how much they had earned by trading. 16 So the first one came before him and said, ‘Sir, your mina has made ten minas more.' 17 And the king said to him, ‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you will have authority over ten cities.' 18 Then the second one came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has made five minas.' 19 So the king said to him, ‘And you are to be over five cities.' 20 Then another slave came and said, ‘Sir, here is your mina that I put away for safekeeping in a piece of cloth.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Luke 19:27, 1 Samuel 8:7, Psalms 2:1-3, Isaiah 49:7, Zechariah 11:8, John 1:11, John 15:18, John 15:23, John 15:24, Acts 3:14, Acts 3:15, Acts 4:27, Acts 4:28, Acts 7:51, Acts 7:52

Reciprocal: Genesis 37:8 - reign over us Exodus 2:14 - Who Numbers 16:13 - thou make Deuteronomy 20:11 - tributaries 2 Samuel 20:1 - We have 2 Samuel 22:41 - I might 2 Samuel 23:7 - and they shall 1 Kings 12:16 - now see 2 Chronicles 10:16 - David 2 Chronicles 13:8 - the kingdom Psalms 2:3 - General Psalms 18:17 - them Psalms 21:8 - General Psalms 34:21 - they Psalms 69:14 - let me Psalms 89:23 - plague Psalms 99:1 - Lord Jeremiah 5:5 - but these Jeremiah 44:16 - we Ezekiel 3:7 - Israel will Micah 3:2 - hate Matthew 23:37 - and ye Matthew 25:15 - talents Luke 6:49 - that heareth Acts 7:35 - Moses 2 Peter 2:10 - despise

Cross-References

Genesis 19:4
Before they could lie down to sleep, all the men—both young and old, from every part of the city of Sodom—surrounded the house.
Genesis 19:8
Look, I have two daughters who have never had sexual relations with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do to them whatever you please. Only don't do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof."
Genesis 19:12
Then the two visitors said to Lot, "Who else do you have here? Do you have any sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or other relatives in the city? Get them out of this place
Genesis 19:14
Then Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law who were going to marry his daughters. He said, "Quick, get out of this place because the Lord is about to destroy the city!" But his sons-in-law thought he was ridiculing them.
Genesis 19:17
When they had brought them outside, they said, "Run for your lives! Don't look behind you or stop anywhere in the valley! Escape to the mountains or you will be destroyed!"
Genesis 19:22
Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you arrive there." (This incident explains why the town was called Zoar.)
Genesis 19:28
He looked out toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of that region. As he did so, he saw the smoke rising up from the land like smoke from a furnace.
Genesis 19:30
Lot went up from Zoar with his two daughters and settled in the mountains because he was afraid to live in Zoar. So he lived in a cave with his two daughters.
Exodus 9:21
but those who did not take the word of the Lord seriously left their servants and their cattle in the field.
Exodus 12:31
Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron in the night and said, "Get up, get out from among my people, both you and the Israelites! Go, serve the Lord as you have requested!

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But his citizens hated him,.... Not those who are fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; whose citizenship is in heaven, and who are seeking the better country, and heavenly city; but the Jews, who were his own people and nation, among whom he was born, to whom he was sent and came, and had an undoubted right to the government of them: these hated him with a mortal hatred, as appeared by their traducing his person in the most opprobrious manner; vilifying his doctrine as false; ascribing his miracles to a diabolical influence; and by persecuting his disciples and followers:

and sent a message after him; this seems to have respect to their outrage against the disciples of Christ, after his ascension; when they not only mocked them, as on the day of Pentecost, but laid hold on them, and put them in hold, even in the common prison, and persecuted them from place to place; and so virtually,

saying, we will not have this man to reign over us: they would neither receive his Gospel, nor submit to his ordinances; but put them away from them, and judged themselves unworthy of everlasting life: and this is the language of every graceless soul; and is to be observed in their opposition to, and neglect of the truths of Christ, and his divine institutions; which are a yoke they do not care to take upon them, though so mild and easy, and are cords which they cast away from them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But his citizens - His “subjects,” or the people whom he was desirous of ruling.

Hated him - On account of his character, and their fear of oppression. This was, in fact, the case with regard to Archelaus, the Jewish prince, who went to Rome to be confirmed in his kingdom.

Sent a message, saying ... - His discontented subjects, fearing what would be the character of his reign, sent an embassy to remonstrate against his being appointed as the ruler. This actually took place. Archelaus went to Rome to obtain from Augustus a confirmation of his title to reign over that part of Judea which had been left him by his father, Herod the Great. The Jews, knowing his character (compare Matthew 2:22), sent an embassy of 50 men to Rome, to prevail on Augustus “not” to confer the title on him, but they could not succeed. He “received” the kingdom, and reigned in Judea in the place of his father. As this fact was “fresh” in the memory of the Jews, it makes this parable much more striking. By this part of it Christ designed to denote that the Jews would reject “him” - the Messiah, and would say that they did not desire him to reign over them. See John 1:11. So it is true of all sinners that they do not “wish” Jesus to reign over them, and, if it were possible, would cast him off, and never submit to his reign.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 19:14. His citizens — Or countrymen - the Jewish people, who professed to be subjects of the kingdom of God.

Hated him — Despised him for the meanness of his birth, his crucifixion to the world, and for the holiness of his doctrine. Neither mortification nor holiness suits the dispositions of the carnal mind.

Sent a message after him — As, in Luke 19:12, there is an allusion to a person's going to Rome, when elected to be ruler of a province or kingdom, to receive that dignity from the hand of the emperor, so it is here intimated that, after the person went to receive this dignity, some of the discontented citizens took the opportunity to send an embassy to the emperor, to prevent him from establishing the object of their hatred in the government.

We will not have this man, &c.] The Jews rejected Jesus Christ, would not submit to his government, and, a short time after this, preferred even a murderer to him. Like cleaves to like. No wonder that those who murdered the Lord of glory should prefer a murderer, one of their own temper, to the Redeemer of their souls.


 
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