Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am on my way to try them out. I ask yoʋ to have me excused.’
Luke 14:20 - The Text-Critical English New Testament Still another said, ‘I have married a woman, and for that reason I cannot 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 said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am on my way to try them out. I ask yoʋ to have me excused.’
So the servant came back and told these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind.’
But the married man is concerned about the affairs of the world, how he will please his wife.