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.’ "
— Luke 19:14, Catholic Public Domain Version
“But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.”
“But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, We will not that this man reign over us. ”
“But his citizens hated him, and sent an envoy after him, saying, 'We don't want this man to reign over us.'”
“But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying,‘We do not want this man to be king over us!’”
“But his citizens hated him and they sent an embassage after him, saying: We will not have this man to reign over us.”
“But his people had no love for him, and sent representatives after him, saying, We will not have this man for our ruler.”
“But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.”
As they were listening to these things, continuing on, he spoke a parable, because he was nearing Jerusalem, and because they guessed that the kingdom of God might be manifested without delay.
Therefore, he said: “A certain man of nobility traveled to a far away region, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds, and he said to them: ‘Do business until I return.’
But his citizens hated him. And so they sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this one to reign over us.’
And it happened that he returned, having received the kingdom. And he ordered the servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called so that he would know how much each one had earned by doing business.
Now the first approached, saying: ‘Lord, your one pound has earned ten pounds.’
And he said to him: ‘Well done, good servant. Since you have been faithful in a small matter, you will hold authority over ten cities.’