Bible Strands
Luke 19:14
But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The nobleman in the parable departs to receive kingship, and his citizens respond before his return by formally rejecting his authority.
The words — πολῖται (politai) identifies the citizens or subjects, while ἐμισοῦν (emisoun) records their active hatred toward him. ἀπέστειλαν (apesteilan) shows they dispatched a delegation to declare their refusal of his rule.
The thread — This open rejection of kingly authority mirrors the people’s demand in 1 Samuel 8:7 to replace divine governance with human leadership. It also aligns with the New Testament pattern of refusing God’s appointed deliverers recorded in Acts 3:14 and Acts 7:51.
Why it lands — The text states that the citizens actively sent messengers to declare their refusal of his rule, establishing rejection as a deliberate act. It requires the reader to identify whether they submit to his authority or join the delegation that explicitly rejects it.
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The Greek words
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.
Cross-references
- 1 Samuel 8:7 And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.
- Acts 7:51 You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
- Acts 3:14 You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
- Psalms 2:1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
- Luke 19:27 And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
- John 1:11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
- John 15:18 If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
- John 15:23 Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well.
- Isaiah 49:7 Thus says the LORD, 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 rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”
- Zechariah 11:8 And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.