Does anyone know of any interpretations of Luke 19:27 by scholars or Christians throughout history interpreting this verse as Jesus ordering his disciples to fetch the unbelievers and massacre them?
(Luke 19:27)
This verse is ever so often touted as an example of Jesus or the New Testament calling for violence or being just as violent as Muhammad and the Quran or something like that.
It comes at the end of the Parable of the Pounds and obviously this verse is rather about the massacre that God/Christ/angels will execute at the time of the parousia, when Christ returns at judgement day. Maybe it's even about the punishment in hell at that time.
Verse 27 is a line spoken by the character within the parable, i.e. the nobleman-turned-king, as is clear from the fact that he speaks about his enemies who "did not want me as a king". The problem is that verse 26 makes it look like that verse 27 is spoken by Luke's Jesus figure and not the nobleman-turned-king within the parable. Because by all means verse 26 is a typical Jesus saying and it is most surprising to find this saying like this within the parable. It is even introduced with the formula "I tell you" which Luke uses 26 times, every time spoken by Jesus, and 14 of those instances to introduce a concluding teaching. So it really, really looks like verse 26 is not part of the parable, which also makes it look like verse 27, calling for a massacre, is also not part of the parable.
(Luke 19,20–27 NRSV)
All instances of "I tell you":
Luke 4,24–25; 7,9.26.28; 10,12; 11,8.51; 12,5.22.37.44.51; 13,3.5.24; 15,7.10; 17,34; 18,8.14.17.29; 19,26.40; 21,3.32
The 14 instances where Jesus uses it to introduce his conclusion, with 19:26 as the probable exception:
Luke 7,28 I tell you, among those born of women no one is greater than John; yet the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
Luke 10,12 I tell you, on that day it will be more tolerable for Sodom than for that town.
Luke 11,8 I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, at least because of his persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs.
Luke 15,7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
Luke 15,10 Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
Luke 18,8 I tell you, he will quickly grant justice to them. And yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
Luke 18,14 I tell you, this man went down to his home justified rather than the other; for all who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted.”
Luke 18,17 Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.”
Luke 18,29-30 And he said to them, “Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not get back very much more in this age, and in the age to come eternal life.”
Luke 19,26 ‘I tell you, to all those who have, more will be given; but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.'
Luke 19,40 He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout out.”
Luke 21,3-4 He said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them; for all of them have contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”
Luke 21,32-3 Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
So it could mistakenly look like Jesus finishes his parable with 19:25, and then concludes in 26-27 that the disciples should now go on and massacre the unbelievers.