Luke 19:14
“But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We wil not haue this man to reigne ouer vs.”
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Luke 19:14 Context
12He said therefore, A certaine noble man went into a farre countrey, to receiue for himselfe a kingdome, and to returne. 13And hee called his ten seruants, and deliuered them ten pounds, and said vnto them, Occupy till I come. 14But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We wil not haue this man to reigne ouer vs. 15And it came to passe, that when he was returned, hauing receiued the kingdome, then hee commaunded these seruants to be called vnto him, to whom he had giuen the money, that hee might know how much euery man had gained by trading. 16Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
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But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this [man] to reign over us.
- King James 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 Version (1995)