But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a piece of land, and I must go out and see it; please accept my regrets.’
Luke 14:19 - New Revised Standard Version Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; please accept my regrets.’ 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 they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a piece of land, and I must go out and see it; please accept my regrets.’
Another said, ‘I have just been married, and therefore I cannot come.’