Luke 19:14 meaning and explanation

But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’

Luke 19:14, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus is telling a parable (verses 11-27) to a crowd near Jericho, on the road up to Jerusalem. They expect God's kingdom to appear at once, so He pictures a nobleman who travels to a distant country to receive a kingdom and then returns.

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