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the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Luke 14:18
They all gave different reasons why they could not come. The first said, ‘I have bought some land and I must go and see it. Do not expect me to come.'
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Christian Standard Bible®
“But without exception
“But without exception
King James Version (1611)
And they all with one consent began to make excuse: The first said vnto him, I haue bought a piece of ground, and I must needs goe and see it: I pray thee haue me excused.
And they all with one consent began to make excuse: The first said vnto him, I haue bought a piece of ground, and I must needs goe and see it: I pray thee haue me excused.
King James Version
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.
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.
English Standard Version
But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please have me excused.'
But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please have me excused.'
New American Standard Bible
"And yet they all alike began to make excuses. The first one said to him, 'I purchased a field and I need to go out to look at it; please consider me excused.'
"And yet they all alike began to make excuses. The first one said to him, 'I purchased a field and I need to go out to look at it; please consider me excused.'
New Century Version
"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.'
"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.'
Amplified Bible
"But they all alike began to make excuses. The first one said to him, 'I have purchased a piece of land and I have to go out and see it; please consider me excused.'
"But they all alike began to make excuses. The first one said to him, 'I have purchased a piece of land and I have to go out and see it; please consider me excused.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But they all alike began to make excuses. The first one said to him, 'I have bought a piece of land and I need to go out and look at it; please consider me excused.'
"But they all alike began to make excuses. The first one said to him, 'I have bought a piece of land and I need to go out and look at it; please consider me excused.'
Legacy Standard Bible
But they all alike began to make excuses. The first one said to him, ‘I have bought a piece of land and I need to go out and look at it. I ask you, consider me excused.'
But they all alike began to make excuses. The first one said to him, ‘I have bought a piece of land and I need to go out and look at it. I ask you, consider me excused.'
Berean Standard Bible
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.'
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.'
Contemporary English Version
One guest after another started making excuses. The first one said, "I bought some land, and I've got to look it over. Please excuse me."
One guest after another started making excuses. The first one said, "I bought some land, and I've got to look it over. Please excuse me."
Complete Jewish Bible
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.'
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.'
Darby Translation
And all began, without exception, to excuse themselves. The first said to him, I have bought land, and I must go out and see it; I pray thee hold me for excused.
And all began, without exception, to excuse themselves. The first said to him, I have bought land, and I must go out and see it; I pray thee hold me for excused.
Easy-to-Read Version
But all the guests said they could not come. Each one made an excuse. The first one said, ‘I have just bought a field, so I must go look at it. Please excuse me.'
But all the guests said they could not come. Each one made an excuse. The first one said, ‘I have just bought a field, so I must go look at it. Please excuse me.'
Geneva Bible (1587)
But they all with one mind beganne to make excuse: The first saide vnto him, I haue bought a farme, and I must needes goe out and see it: I pray thee, haue me excused.
But they all with one mind beganne to make excuse: The first saide vnto him, I haue bought a farme, and I must needes goe out and see it: I pray thee, haue me excused.
George Lamsa Translation
One and all, they began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a field, and I am forced to go and see it; I beg you to excuse me for being called away.
One and all, they began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a field, and I am forced to go and see it; I beg you to excuse me for being called away.
Good News Translation
But they all began, one after another, to make excuses. The first one told the servant, ‘I have bought a field and must go and look at it; please accept my apologies.'
But they all began, one after another, to make excuses. The first one told the servant, ‘I have bought a field and must go and look at it; please accept my apologies.'
Lexham English Bible
And they all alike began to excuse themselves. The first said to him, ‘I have purchased a field, and I must go out to look at it. I ask you, consider me excused.'
And they all alike began to excuse themselves. The first said to him, ‘I have purchased a field, and I must go out to look at it. I ask you, consider me excused.'
Literal Translation
And all with one mind began to beg off. The first said to him, I have bought a field, and I have need to go out and see it; I ask you, have me excused.
And all with one mind began to beg off. The first said to him, I have bought a field, and I have need to go out and see it; I ask you, have me excused.
American Standard Version
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.
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.
Bible in Basic English
And they all gave reasons why they were not able to come. The first said to him, I have got a new field, and it is necessary for me to go and see it: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.
And they all gave reasons why they were not able to come. The first said to him, I have got a new field, and it is necessary for me to go and see it: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.
Hebrew Names Version
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.'
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.'
International Standard Version
Every single one of them began asking to be excused. The first said to him, 'I bought a field, and I need to go out and inspect it. Please excuse me.'
Every single one of them began asking to be excused. The first said to him, 'I bought a field, and I need to go out and inspect it. Please excuse me.'
Etheridge Translation
And every one of them began to excuse himself. The first said to him, I have bought an estate, and am constrained to go forth to see it: I beseech thee, permit me to be excused.
And every one of them began to excuse himself. The first said to him, I have bought an estate, and am constrained to go forth to see it: I beseech thee, permit me to be excused.
Murdock Translation
And they all to a man, began to excuse themselves. The first said to him: I have bought a field, and am constrained to go out and see it. I pray thee, allow me to be excused.
And they all to a man, began to excuse themselves. The first said to him: I have bought a field, and am constrained to go out and see it. I pray thee, allow me to be excused.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they all at once began to make excuse. The first sayde vnto hym: I haue bought a farme, & I must needes go & see it, I pray thee haue me excused.
And they all at once began to make excuse. The first sayde vnto hym: I haue bought a farme, & I must needes go & see it, I pray thee haue me excused.
English Revised Version
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.
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.
World English Bible
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.'
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.'
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.
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.
Weymouth's New Testament
"But they all without exception began to excuse themselves. The first told him, "`I have purchased a piece of land, and must of necessity go and look at it. Pray hold me excused.'
"But they all without exception began to excuse themselves. The first told him, "`I have purchased a piece of land, and must of necessity go and look at it. Pray hold me excused.'
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And alle bigunnen togidir to excusen hem. The firste seide, Y haue bouyt a toun, and Y haue nede to go out, and se it; Y preye thee, haue me excusid.
And alle bigunnen togidir to excusen hem. The firste seide, Y haue bouyt a toun, and Y haue nede to go out, and se it; Y preye thee, haue me excusid.
Update Bible Version
And they all with one [consent] began to make excuses. The first said to him, I have bought a field, and I must surely go out and see it; I pray you have me excused.
And they all with one [consent] began to make excuses. The first said to him, I have bought a field, and I must surely go out and see it; I pray you have me excused.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they all with one [consent] began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
And they all with one [consent] began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
New English Translation
But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please excuse me.'
But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please excuse me.'
New King James Version
But they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, "I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.'
But they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, "I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.'
New Living Translation
But they all began making excuses. One said, ‘I have just bought a field and must inspect it. Please excuse me.'
But they all began making excuses. One said, ‘I have just bought a field and must inspect it. Please excuse me.'
New Revised Standard
But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a piece of land, and I must go out and see it; please accept my regrets.'
But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a piece of land, and I must go out and see it; please accept my regrets.'
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they all began, one after another to excuse themselves. The first, said unto him - A field, have I bought, and have need to go out and see it: I request thee, hold me excused.
And they all began, one after another to excuse themselves. The first, said unto him - A field, have I bought, and have need to go out and see it: I request thee, hold me excused.
Douay-Rheims Bible
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 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.
Revised Standard Version
But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it; I pray you, have me excused.'
But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it; I pray you, have me excused.'
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they all atonce begane to make excuse. The fyrst sayd vnto him: I have bought a ferme and I must nedes goo and se it I praye the have me excused.
And they all atonce begane to make excuse. The fyrst sayd vnto him: I have bought a ferme and I must nedes goo and se it I praye the have me excused.
Young's Literal Translation
`And they began with one consent all to excuse themselves: The first said to him, A field I bought, and I have need to go forth and see it; I beg of thee, have me excused.
`And they began with one consent all to excuse themselves: The first said to him, A field I bought, and I have need to go forth and see it; I beg of thee, have me excused.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they begane all together to excuse the selues one after another: The first saide vnto hi: I haue bought a ferme, and I must nedes go forth and se it, I praye ye haue me excused.
And they begane all together to excuse the selues one after another: The first saide vnto hi: I haue bought a ferme, and I must nedes go forth and se it, I praye ye haue me excused.
Mace New Testament (1729)
but they were all of a mind in making some excuse: the first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, which I must needs go and see: therefore pray excuse me.
but they were all of a mind in making some excuse: the first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, which I must needs go and see: therefore pray excuse me.
THE MESSAGE
"Then they all began to beg off, one after another making excuses. The first said, ‘I bought a piece of property and need to look it over. Send my regrets.'
"Then they all began to beg off, one after another making excuses. The first said, ‘I bought a piece of property and need to look it over. Send my regrets.'
Simplified Cowboy Version
But they all had an excuse as to why they couldn't come. One church guy said, 'I just bought some land and need to go check it out. Please offer my apologies.'
But they all had an excuse as to why they couldn't come. One church guy said, 'I just bought some land and need to go check it out. Please offer my apologies.'
Contextual Overview
15 When one of those eating at the table with Jesus heard this, he said, "Everyone is happy who will eat in the holy nation of God." 16 Then Jesus said to the leader of the proud religious law-keepers, "There was a man who was giving a big supper. He asked many people to come to eat. 17 When it was about time to eat, he sent one of the servants he owned to tell those he had asked, saying, ‘Come, everything is ready now.' 18 They all gave different reasons why they could not come. The first said, ‘I have bought some land and I must go and see it. Do not expect me to come.' 19 Another one said, ‘I have bought ten cows to use for working in my fields. I must go and try them out. Do not expect me to come.' 20 And another one said, ‘I have just been married and I cannot come.' 21 "The servant went back to his owner and told him these things. Then his owner became angry. He said to his servant, ‘Hurry into the streets and narrow roads of the city and bring poor people here. Bring those whose bodies are diseased. Bring those who cannot walk and those who are blind.' 22 The servant came back and said, ‘Sir, what you told me to do has been done. But there are still some empty places.' 23 Then the owner said to his servant, ‘Go out along the roads leading away from the city and into the fields. Tell them they must come. Do this so my house will be filled. 24 I tell you, not one of those I had asked will eat of my supper.'"
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
Now the Siddim valley was full of deep holes with tar. The kings of Sodom and Gomorrah turned and ran, and some fell there. But the others ran away into the hill country.
Now the Siddim valley was full of deep holes with tar. The kings of Sodom and Gomorrah turned and ran, and some fell there. But the others ran away into the hill country.
Genesis 14:22
But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have promised the Lord God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth,
But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have promised the Lord God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth,
Ruth 3:10
And Boaz said, "May the Lord bring good to you, my daughter. You have shown your last kindness to be better than your first by not going after young men, with or without riches.
And Boaz said, "May the Lord bring good to you, my daughter. You have shown your last kindness to be better than your first by not going after young men, with or without riches.
2 Samuel 2:5
So David sent men with news to the men of Jabesh-gilead, saying, "May the Lord bring good to you. Because you have shown kindness to your king Saul, and have buried him.
So David sent men with news to the men of Jabesh-gilead, saying, "May the Lord bring good to you. Because you have shown kindness to your king Saul, and have buried him.
Psalms 7:17
I will give thanks to the Lord because He is right and good. I will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.
I will give thanks to the Lord because He is right and good. I will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.
Psalms 50:14
Give a gift of thanks on the altar to God. And pay your promises to the Most High.
Give a gift of thanks on the altar to God. And pay your promises to the Most High.
Psalms 57:2
I will cry to God Most High, to God Who finishes all things for me.
I will cry to God Most High, to God Who finishes all things for me.
Psalms 76:2
His holy tent of worship is in Salem. He lives in Zion.
His holy tent of worship is in Salem. He lives in Zion.
Micah 6:6
What should I bring to the Lord when I bow down before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt gifts, with calves a year old?
What should I bring to the Lord when I bow down before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt gifts, with calves a year old?
Acts 7:48
But the Most High does not live in buildings made by hands. The early preacher said,
But the Most High does not live in buildings made by hands. The early preacher said,
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.
