Luke 14:20

New Revised Standard

Another said, ‘I have just been married, and therefore I cannot 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."

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

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.'

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 One of the dinner guests, on hearing this, said to him, "Blessed is anyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!" ¹⁶ Then Jesus said to him, "Someone gave a great dinner and invited many. ¹⁷ At the time for the dinner he sent his slave to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come; for everything is ready now.' ¹⁸ 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.' ¹⁹ Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; please accept my regrets.' ²⁰ Another said, ‘I have just been married, and therefore I cannot come.' ²¹ So the slave returned and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his slave, ‘Go out at once into the streets and lanes of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.' ²² And the slave said, ‘Sir, what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.' ²³ Then the master said to the slave, ‘Go out into the roads and lanes, and compel people to come in, so that my house may be filled. ²⁴ For I tell you, none of those who were invited will taste my dinner.'"

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
He also said, "Blessed by the Lord my God be Shem; and let Canaan be his slave.

Genesis 14:3
All these joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Dead Sea).

Genesis 14:4
Twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

Genesis 14:5
In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and subdued the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,

Genesis 14:6
and the Horites in the hill country of Seir as far as El-paran on the edge of the wilderness;

Genesis 14:9
with King Chedorlaomer of Elam, King Tidal of Goiim, King Amraphel of Shinar, and King Arioch of Ellasar, four kings against five.

Genesis 14:17
After his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley).

Genesis 14:19
He blessed him and said, "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, maker of heaven and earth;

Genesis 24:27
and said, "Blessed be the Lord , the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his steadfast love and his faithfulness toward my master. As for me, the Lord has led me on the way to the house of my master's kin."

Genesis 28:22
and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God's house; and of all that you give me I will surely give 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.