Another man said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of work animals; I must go and try them. Please excuse me.’
Luke 14:20 - Easy To Read Version A third man said, ‘I just got married; I can’t come.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And another said, I have married a wife, and because of this I am unable to come. [Deut. 24:5.] American Standard Version (1901) And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. Common English Bible Another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’ Catholic Public Domain Version And another said, 'I have taken a wife, and therefore I am not able to go.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And another said: I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. |
Another man said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of work animals; I must go and try them. Please excuse me.’
So the servant returned. He told his master what had happened. Then the master became angry and said, ‘Hurry! Go into the streets and alleys of the town. Bring me the poor people, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
But a man who is married is busy with things of the world. He is trying to please his wife.
“When a man is newly married, he must not be sent into the army. And he must not be given any other special work. For one year he must be free to stay home and make his new wife happy.