Luke 14:20

Complete Jewish Bible

Still another said, ‘I have just gotten married, so I can't come.'

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“And another said, ‘I just got married,

King James Version (1611)
And another said, I haue maried a wife: and therefore I cannot come.

King James Version
And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

English Standard Version
And another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.'

New American Standard Bible
"And another one said, 'I took a woman as my wife, and for that reason I cannot come.'

New Century Version
A third person said, ‘I just got married; I can't come.'

Amplified Bible
"And another said, 'I have [recently] married a wife, and for that reason I am unable to come.'

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Another one said, 'I have married a wife, and for that reason I cannot come.'

Legacy Standard Bible
And another one said, ‘I have married a wife, and for that reason I cannot come.'

Berean Standard Bible
Still another said, 'I have married a wife, so I cannot come.'

Contemporary English Version
Still another guest said, "I have just gotten married, and I can't be there."

Darby Translation
And another said, I have married a wife, and on this account I cannot come.

Easy-to-Read Version
A third man said, ‘I just got married; I can't come.'

Geneva Bible (1587)
And another said, I haue maried a wife, and therefore I can not come.

George Lamsa Translation
Another said, I have just taken a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

Good News Translation
Another one said, ‘I have just gotten married, and for that reason I cannot come.'

Lexham English Bible
And another said, ‘I have married a wife, and for this reason I am not able to come.'

Literal Translation
And another said, I married a wife, and for this reason I am not able to come.

American Standard Version
And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

Bible in Basic English
And another said, I have been married, and so I am not able to come.

Hebrew Names Version
"Another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I can't come.'

International Standard Version
Still another said, 'I recently got married, and that's why I can't come.'

Etheridge Translation
Another said, A wife have I taken, and therefore I cannot come.

Murdock Translation
Another said: I have married a wife, and on this account I cannot come.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And another sayde: I haue maryed a wyfe, and therfore I can not come.

English Revised Version
And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

World English Bible
Another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I can't come.'

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

Weymouth's New Testament
"Another said, "`I am just married. It is impossible for me to come.'

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And an othir seide, Y haue weddid a wijf; and therfor Y may not come.

Update Bible Version
And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I can't come.

Webster's Bible Translation
And another said, I have married a wife: and therefore I cannot come.

New English Translation
Another said, ‘I just got married, and I cannot come.'

New King James Version
Still another said, "I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.'

New Living Translation
Another said, ‘I just got married, so I can't come.'

New Life Bible
And another one said, ‘I have just been married and I cannot come.'

New Revised Standard
Another said, ‘I have just been married, and therefore I cannot come.'

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, another, said - A wife, have I married, and, for this cause, I cannot come!

Douay-Rheims Bible
And another said: I have married a wife; and therefore I cannot come.

Revised Standard Version
And another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.'

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
The thyrde sayd: I have maried a wyfe and therfore I cannot come.

Young's Literal Translation
and another said, A wife I married, and because of this I am not able to come.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the thirde sayde: I haue maried a wife, therfore can I not come.

Mace New Testament (1729)
another said, I have married a wife: 'tis therefore impossible for me to come.

THE MESSAGE
"And yet another said, ‘I just got married and need to get home to my wife.'

Simplified Cowboy Version
"And still another said, 'I just got married, and we have plans. Please accept our apologies.'

Contextual Overview

¹⁵ On hearing this, one of the people at the table with Yeshua said to him, "How blessed are those who eat bread in the Kingdom of God!" ¹⁶ But he replied, "Once a man gave a banquet and invited many people. ¹⁷ When the time came for the banquet, he sent his slave to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come! Everything is ready!' ¹⁸ But they responded with a chorus of excuses. The first said to him, ‘I've just bought a field, and I have to go out and see it. Please accept my apologies.' ¹⁹ Another said, ‘I've just bought five yoke of oxen, and I'm on my way to test them out. Please accept my apologies.' ²⁰ Still another said, ‘I have just gotten married, so I can't come.' ²¹ The slave came and reported these things to his master. "Then the owner of the house, in a rage, told his slave, ‘Quick, go out into the streets and alleys of the city; and bring in the poor, the disfigured, the blind and the crippled!' ²² The slave said, ‘Sir, what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.' ²³ The master said to the slave, ‘Go out to the country roads and boundary walls, and insistently persuade people to come in, so that my house will be full. ²⁴ I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet!'"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Luke 14:26-28, Luke 18:29, Luke 18:30, 1 Corinthians 7:29-31, 1 Corinthians 7:33

Cross-References

Genesis 9:26
Then he said, "Blessed be Adonai , the God of Shem; Kena‘an will be their servant.

Genesis 14:3
All the latter kings joined forces in the Siddim Valley, where the Dead Sea is.

Genesis 14:4
They had served K'dorla‘omer twelve years, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

Genesis 14:5
In the fourteenth year K'dorla‘omer and the kings with him came and defeated the Refa'im in ‘Asht'rot-Karnayim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Eimim in Shaveh-Kiryatayim

Genesis 14:6
and the Hori at Se‘ir, their mountain, all the way to Eil-Pa'ran by the desert.

Genesis 14:9
against K'dorla‘omer king of ‘Elam, Tid‘al king of Goyim, Amrafel king of Admah and Aryokh king of Elasar, four kings against the five.

Genesis 14:17
After his return from slaughtering K'dorla‘omer and the kings with him, the king of S'dom went out to meet him in the Shaveh Valley, also known as the King's Valley.

Genesis 14:19
so he blessed him with these words: "Blessed be Avram by El ‘Elyon, maker of heaven of earth.

Genesis 24:27
(iv) Then he said, "Blessed be Adonai , God of my master Avraham, who has not abandoned his faithful love for my master; because Adonai has guided me to the house of my master's kinsmen."

Genesis 28:22
and this stone, which I have set up as a standing-stone, will be God's house; and of everything you give me, I will faithfully return one-tenth to you."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And another said, I have married a wife,.... And his pretence might be, that he had his own marriage feast, and friends to attend, nor could he leave his wife directly; but his circumstances were such as made an invitation to a feast the more agreeable, and he might have brought his wife and friends along with him, who would have been as welcome as himself:

and therefore I cannot come. The Arabic version renders it, "therefore I will not go": this man is more rustic and rude than the former; he does not so much as desire to be excused; and represents such who are fond of their sensual lusts and pleasures, and are resolved to indulge them, and will not be taken off from them by any means whatever.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I have married a wife ... - Our Saviour here doubtless intends to teach us that the love of earthly relatives and friends often takes off the affections from God, and prevents our accepting the blessings which he would bestow on us. This was the most trifling excuse of all; and we cannot but be amazed that “such” excuses are suffered to interfere with our salvation, and that people can be satisfied for “such” reasons to exclude themselves from the kingdom of God.