Luke 14:20

Good News Translation

Another one said, ‘I have just gotten married, and for that reason I cannot come.’

Cross References

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.’

Luke 14:21

The servant went back and told all this to his master. The master was furious and said to his servant, ‘Hurry out to the streets and alleys of the town, and bring back the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

1 Corinthians 7:33

But a married man concerns himself with worldly matters, because he wants to please his wife;

Deuteronomy 24:5

“When a man is newly married, he is not to be drafted into military service or any other public duty; he is to be excused from duty for one year, so that he can stay at home and make his wife happy.