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NASB | Luke 19:27 "But these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them in my presence." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 19:27 "[The king ended by saying,] 'But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them, bring them here and kill them in my presence.'" |
Bible Question:
Hi Guys, I am very confused about Luke 19:27...is this Jesus speaking in the first person directly to the people? Or is this "the nobleman" speaking within the confines of the parable? In the NASB, it appears that the parable ends in v.25 and that Jesus is speaking directly in v.26 and v.27 In other versions like the NIV, they clearly attribute vs. 26-27 to the "nobleman" in the parable, and not to Jesus in the first person? But vs. 26 is clearly a direct saying from Jesus found in many other places in the NT? I am confused! Thanks So Much for your help God Bless Jim |
Bible Answer: Dear JK123 There is a lot taking place in these verses. To keep everything in it's context v.12 starts off with a nobleman going to receive a kingdom. I take this v.12 to be JESUS v.13 this nobleman calls his servants then gives them money to do business with while he is gone. I take this v.13 to be JESUS DISCIPLES v.14 speaks of the citizens not wanting the nobleman to rule over them because they hated him. I take this v.14 to be the nation of the JEWS. Rejecting their Messiah. v.15 - v.19 the nobleman returns taking account of his servants giving them reward. I take these vs.15-19 to be JESUS and HIS DESCIPLES v.20 - v.23 is the narrative about the fearful servant I take v.24 to be possibly what we might call a (TARE) not a TRUE DESCIPLE. v.24 the culmination of his punishment telling the other servants to take his money giveing it to another. v.25 the servants declare the other already has money. In comparing other translations I found the KJV has v.25 in brackets. if you drop v.25 out then v.24 and v.26 fit together better. The narrative started in v.20 then flows into v.26 with the understanding that the nobleman is still talking to his servants. I take v.26 to be JESUS still talking to HIS DISCIPLES v.27 then we come to the citizens that didn't want him as ruler. I take v.27 to be the Jews that did not want him to be King over them. (Rejected Him as Messiah). This whole parable is a first person narrative. Jesus was talking to the Jews as well as the disciples. But the Jews didn't understand HIM. Hope it helps YenIsaRap |