But all the guests said they could not come. Each man made an excuse. The first man said, ‘I have just bought a field, so I must go look at it. Please excuse me.’
Luke 14:19 - Easy To Read Version Another man said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of work animals; I must go and try them. Please excuse me.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 all the guests said they could not come. Each man made an excuse. The first man said, ‘I have just bought a field, so I must go look at it. Please excuse me.’