And he sent his servants at supper time to say to them that were invited, Come, for all things are now ready.
Luke 14:18 - Wesley's New Testament 1755 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a field, I must needs go and see it: I pray thee, have me excused. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But they all alike began to make excuses and to beg off. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of land, and I have to go out and see it; I beg you, have me excused. American Standard Version (1901) And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I must needs go out and see it; I pray thee have me excused. Common English Bible One by one, they all began to make excuses. The first one told him, ‘I bought a farm and must go and see it. Please excuse me.’ Catholic Public Domain Version And at once they all began to make excuses. The first said to him: 'I bought a farm, and I need to go out and see it. I ask you to excuse me.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they began all at once to make excuse. The first said to him: I have bought a farm, and I must needs go out and see it: I pray thee, hold me excused. |
And he sent his servants at supper time to say to them that were invited, Come, for all things are now ready.
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
And Jesus seeing that he was very sorrowful, said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God?
That which fell among thorns are they, who, having heard, go forth, and are choked with cares, and riches, and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
Though I might have confidence: if any man think that he may have confidence in the flesh, I more: Circumcised the eighth day,
For Demas hath forsaken me, loving the present world, and is gone to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.
And they will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables.