“But one by one they all began making excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.’
Luke 14:19 - The Scriptures 2009 And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. I ask you to have me excused.’ ” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to examine and put my approval on them; I beg you, have me excused. American Standard Version (1901) And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee have me excused. Common English Bible Another said, ‘I bought five teams of oxen, and I’m going to check on them. Please excuse me.’ Catholic Public Domain Version And another said: 'I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to examine them. I ask you to excuse me.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And another said: I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to try them: I pray thee, hold me excused. |
“But one by one they all began making excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.’
“And another said, ‘I have married a wife, and because of this I am unable to come.’