Luke 19:27 - The Message27 “‘As for these enemies of mine who petitioned against my rule, clear them out of here. I don’t want to see their faces around here again.’” Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176927 But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition27 [The indignant king ended by saying] But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them–bring them here and slaughter them in my presence! Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)27 But these mine enemies, that would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible27 As for my enemies who don’t want me as their king, bring them here and slaughter them before me.’” Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version27 'Yet truly, as for those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here, and put them to death before me.' " Ver Capítulo |
God is serious business. He won’t be trifled with. He avenges his foes. He stands up against his enemies, fierce and raging. But God doesn’t lose his temper. He’s powerful, but it’s a patient power. Still, no one gets by with anything. Sooner or later, everyone pays. Tornadoes and hurricanes are the wake of his passage, Storm clouds are the dust he shakes off his feet. He yells at the sea: It dries up. All the rivers run dry. The Bashan and Carmel mountains shrivel, the Lebanon orchards shrivel. Mountains quake in their roots, hills dissolve into mud flats. Earth shakes in fear of God. The whole world’s in a panic. Who can face such towering anger? Who can stand up to this fierce rage? His anger spills out like a river of lava, his fury shatters boulders.
You’ll see all this and burst with joy —you’ll feel ten feet tall— As it becomes apparent that God is on your side and against his enemies. For God arrives like wildfire and his chariots like a tornado, A furious outburst of anger, a rebuke fierce and fiery. For it’s by fire that God brings judgment, a death sentence on the human race. Many, oh so many, are under God’s sentence of death: