Luke 14:18

Good News Translation (US Version)

But they all began, one after another, to make excuses. The first one told the servant, ‘I have bought a field and must go and look at it; please accept my apologies.’

Cross References

Luke 18:24

Jesus saw that he was sad and said, “How hard it is for rich people to enter the Kingdom of God!

2 Timothy 4:4

They will turn away from listening to the truth and give their attention to legends.

John 5:40

Yet you are not willing to come to me in order to have life.

John 1:11

He came to his own country, but his own people did not receive him.

Luke 8:14

The seeds that fell among thorn bushes stand for those who hear; but the worries and riches and pleasures of this life crowd in and choke them, and their fruit never ripens.

Hebrews 12:16

Let no one become immoral or unspiritual like Esau, who for a single meal sold his rights as the older son.

2 Timothy 4:10

Demas fell in love with this present world and has deserted me, going off to Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.

Jeremiah 6:10

I answered, “Who would listen to me if I spoke to them and warned them? They are stubborn and refuse to listen to your message; they laugh at what you tell me to say.

Luke 14:17

When it was time for the feast, he sent his servant to tell his guests, ‘Come, everything is ready!’

Luke 14:19

Another one said, ‘I have bought five pairs of oxen and am on my way to try them out; please accept my apologies.’

Philippians 3:4

I could, of course, put my trust in such things. If any of you think you can trust in external ceremonies, I have even more reason to feel that way.