New International Version
Luke 19:14
14“But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We don’t want this man to be our king.’
Luke 19:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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 (ESV)But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to reign over us.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)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 (NLT)But his people hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want him to be our king.’
Context of Luke 19:14
12He said: “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return. 13So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Put this money to work,’ he said, ‘until I come back.’ “But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We don’t want this man to be our king.’ 15“He was made king, however, and returned home. Then he sent for the servants to whom he had given the money, in order to find out what they had gained with it. 16“The first one came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has earned ten more.’
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οἱ δὲ πολῖται αὐτοῦ ἐμίσουν αὐτὸν καὶ ἀπέστειλαν πρεσβείαν ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ λέγοντες· οὐ θέλομεν τοῦτον βασιλεῦσαι ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- citizensπολίτηςpolitēs · citizenG4177
- hatedμισέωmiseō · to hateG3404
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
- a messageπρεσβείαpresbeia · delegationG4242
- afterὀπίσωopisō · afterG3694
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- We willθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
- notοὐou · noG3756
- thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- to reignβασιλεύωbasileuō · to reignG936
- overἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
Cross-references for Luke 19:14
- Luke 19:27But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here and kill them in front of me.’ ”
- 1 Samuel 8:7And the Lord told him: “Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king.
- Psalms 2:1Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain?
- Isaiah 49:7This is what the Lord says— the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel— to him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the servant of rulers: “Kings will see you and stand up, princes will see and bow down, because of the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”
- Zechariah 11:8In one month I got rid of the three shepherds. The flock detested me, and I grew weary of them
- John 1:11He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.
- John 15:18“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.
- Acts 3:14You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
- Acts 4:27Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.
- Acts 7:51“You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit!
Commentaries on Luke 19:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14His 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…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14But 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…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-27Verses 11-27 This parable is like that of the talents, Mt 25. Those that are called to Christ, he furnishes with gifts needful for their business; and from those to whom he gives power, he expects service. The manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal, 1Co 12:7. And as every one has received the gift, so let him minister the same, 1Pe 4:10. The account required, resembles that in the parable of the talents; and the punishment of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14his subjects hated him and sent a delegation: This happened to Archelaus, the son of Herod the Great, who violently put down protests after the death of his father. In response, the Jews sent representatives to plead against his kingship before the Roman emperor.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. his citizens--His proper subjects; meaning the Jews, who expressly repudiating our Lord's claims said, "We have no king but Cæsar" (Joh 19:15). In Christendom, these correspond to infidel rejecters of Christianity, as distinguished from professed Christians.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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