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Chinese NCV (Simplified)

眾人一致推辭，頭一個說：‘我買了一塊地，不得不去看一看，請原諒我。’

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
众 人 一 口 同 音 的 推 辞 。 头 一 个 说 ： 我 买 了 一 块 地 ， 必 须 去 看 看 。 请 你 准 我 辞 了 。

Contextual Overview

¹⁵ One of those at the table with Jesus heard these things and said to him, "Blessed are the people who will share in the meal in God's kingdom." ¹⁶ Jesus said to him, "A man gave a big banquet and invited many people. ¹⁷ When it was time to eat, the man sent his servant to tell the guests, ‘Come. Everything is ready.' ¹⁸ "But all the guests made excuses. The first one said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go look at it. Please excuse me.' ¹⁹ Another said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of oxen; I must go and try them. Please excuse me.' ²⁰ A third person said, ‘I just got married; I can't come.' ²¹ So the servant returned and told his master what had happened. Then the master became angry and said, ‘Go at once into the streets and alleys of the town, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.' ²² Later the servant said to him, ‘Master, I did what you commanded, but we still have room.' ²³ The master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes, and urge the people there to come so my house will be full. ²⁴ I tell you, none of those whom I invited first will eat with me.'"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

all: Luke 20:4, Luke 20:5, Isaiah 28:12, Isaiah 28:13, Isaiah 29:11, Isaiah 29:12, Jeremiah 5:4, Jeremiah 5:5, Jeremiah 6:10, Jeremiah 6:16, Jeremiah 6:17, Matthew 22:5, Matthew 22:6, John 1:11, John 5:40, Acts 13:45, Acts 13:46, Acts 18:5, Acts 18:6, Acts 28:25-27

I have: Luke 8:14, Luke 17:26-31, Luke 18:24, Matthew 24:38, Matthew 24:39, 1 Timothy 6:9, 1 Timothy 6:10, 2 Timothy 4:4, 2 Timothy 4:10, Hebrews 12:16, 1 John 2:15, 1 John 2:16

Reciprocal: Genesis 25:34 - thus Esau Deuteronomy 20:7 - lest he die Proverbs 1:30 - General Mark 4:15 - these Mark 4:19 - the cares Luke 9:61 - but Acts 17:32 - We will

Cross-References

Genesis 14:10
There were many tar pits in the Valley of Siddim. When the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah and their armies ran away, some of the soldiers fell into the tar pits, but the others ran away to the mountains.

Genesis 14:22
But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I make a promise to the Lord , the God Most High, who made heaven and earth.

Ruth 3:10
Then Boaz said, "The Lord bless you, my daughter. This act of kindness is greater than the kindness you showed to Naomi in the beginning. You didn't look for a young man to marry, either rich or poor.

2 Samuel 2:5
So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead and said to them, "The Lord bless you. You have shown loyalty to your master Saul by burying him.

Psalms 7:17
I praise the Lord because he does what is right. I sing praises to the Lord Most High.

Psalms 50:14
Give an offering to show thanks to God. Give God Most High what you have promised.

Psalms 57:2
I cry out to God Most High, to the God who does everything for me.

Psalms 76:2
His Tent is in Jerusalem; his home is on Mount Zion.

Micah 6:6
You say, "What can I bring with me when I come before the Lord , when I bow before God on high? Should I come before him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?

Acts 7:48
"But the Most High does not live in houses that people build with their hands. As the prophet says:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they all with one consent began to make excuse,.... Or, "they all together", as the Vulgate Latin version, באחת, "in one", or "at once": in Jeremiah 10:8 rendered "altogether"; and so the Ethiopic version, which adds, "with one voice": but their words and language were not the same: their excuses are differently expressed. Some render απο μιας, "from one hour": or the selfsame hour; immediately, directly, as soon as ever they were bidden, they began to frame excuses; they at once agreed, as by common consent, to excuse themselves from coming.

The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, or a field, and I must needs go and see it: he ought to have seen it before he bought it; and however, it was a very improper time, at evening, at supper time, as this was, to go and see a piece of ground; and at least it might have been put off till next morning; so that it was a mere excuse indeed.

I pray thee have me excused: coming to the supper: these were the principal men among the Jews, the Pharisees and rulers among the people; who were rich and covetous, worldly men; seeking their own worldly advantage more than their spiritual and eternal welfare, or the interest of God and religion.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I have bought a piece of ground - Perhaps he had purchased it on condition that he found it as good as it had been represented to him.

I must needs go - I have necessity, or am obliged to go and see it; possibly pleading a contract or an agreement that he would go soon and examine it. However, we may learn from this that sinners sometimes plead that they are under a “necessity” to neglect the affairs of religion. The affairs of the world, they pretend, are so pressing that they cannot find time to attend to their souls. They have no time to pray, or read the Scriptures, or keep up the worship of God. In this way many lose their souls. God cannot regard such an excuse for neglecting religion with approbation. He commands us to seek “first” the kingdom of God and his righteousness, nor can he approve any excuse that people may make for not doing it.