World English Bible
Luke 14:18
“They all as one began to make excuses. "The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.”
Verse in context — Luke 14
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But he said to him, "A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.
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He sent out his servant at supper time to tell those who were invited, 'Come, for everything is ready now.
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They all as one began to make excuses. "The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.
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Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.
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Another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I can't come.
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