Luke 19:27 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²⁷ But bring those enemies of mine here [i.e., the citizens. See verse 14], who did not want me to rule over them, and kill them in front of me.’'

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁷ But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁷ [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!

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁷ But these mine enemies, that would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

Common English Bible

²⁷ As for my enemies who don’t want me as their king, bring them here and slaughter them before me.’”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁷ '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.' "

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁷ But as for those my enemies, who would not have me reign over them, bring them hither, and kill them before me.

Luke 19:27 Cross References

Matthew 22:7

The king became furious and sent his army to destroy these murderers and burn their city.

Luke 19:14

But the citizens [of his newly acquired kingdom] hated him and sent a delegation after him [i.e., to the person who appointed the gentleman king over them], saying, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’

Luke 20:16

He will come and kill those tenant farmers and will give the vineyard to other people.” And when the people heard [Him say] this, they said, “May that never happen.”

Luke 21:22

For these are times for punishment [i.e., to be inflicted on Jerusalem], so that everything written [i.e., by the prophets] may be fulfilled [i.e., about Jerusalem’s destruction. See Dan. 9:26-27].

Luke 21:24

And people will die by the sword and be led captive into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled on by the [unconverted] Gentiles [i.e., by the Romans and later by others] until the times of [domination by] the Gentiles are fulfilled.

Hebrews 10:13

From that time onward He will wait until His enemies are placed [in full subjection] under His feet.