Otherwise, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks the terms for peace.
Luke 19:14 - English Majority Text Version But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We will not have this man to reign over us.' Higit pang mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But his citizens detested him and sent an embassy after him to say, We do not want this man to become ruler over us. American Standard Version (1901) But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, We will not that this man reign over us. Common English Bible His citizens hated him, so they sent a representative after him who said, ‘We don’t want this man to be our king.’ Catholic Public Domain Version But his citizens hated him. And so they sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We do not want this one to reign over us.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But his citizens hated him: and they sent an embassage after him, saying: We will not have this man to reign over us. |
Otherwise, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks the terms for peace.
And having called ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, 'Do business till I come.'
And so it was that when he returned, having received the kingdom, that he commanded those servants to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, so that he might know who gained what by trading.
Nevertheless bring here those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, and slay them before me.' "
"If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you.