Berean Standard Bible

Luke 14:18

“But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’”

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¹⁶But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.

¹⁷When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’

¹⁸But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’

¹⁹Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’

²⁰Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, so I cannot come.’

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