Luke 14:19

Weymouth New Testament

"A second pleaded, "`I have bought five yoke of oxen, and am on my way to try them. Pray hold me excused.'

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m going to try them out. I ask you to excuse me.’

King James Version (1611)
And another said, I haue bought fiue yoke of oxen, and I goe to prooue them: I pray thee haue me excused.

King James Version
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

English Standard Version
And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please have me excused.'

New American Standard Bible
"And another one said, 'I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; please consider me excused.'

New Century Version
Another said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of oxen; I must go and try them. Please excuse me.'

Amplified Bible
"Another one said, 'I have purchased five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; please consider me excused.'

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Another one said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; please consider me excused.'

Legacy Standard Bible
And another one said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. I ask you, consider me excused.'

Berean Standard Bible
Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.'

Contemporary English Version
Another guest said, "I bought five teams of oxen, and I need to try them out. Please excuse me."

Complete Jewish Bible
Another said, ‘I've just bought five yoke of oxen, and I'm on my way to test them out. Please accept my apologies.'

Darby Translation
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee hold me for excused.

Easy-to-Read Version
Another man said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of work animals; I must go and try them out. Please excuse me.'

Geneva Bible (1587)
And another said, I haue bought fiue yoke of oxen, and I goe to proue them: I pray thee, haue me excused.

George Lamsa Translation
Another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am just going to examine them; I beg you, excuse me for being called away.

Good News Translation
Another one said, ‘I have bought five pairs of oxen and am on my way to try them out; please accept my apologies.'

Lexham English Bible
And another said, ‘I have purchased five yoke of oxen, and I am going to examine them. I ask you, consider me excused.'

Literal Translation
And another said, I bought five yoke of oxen and I am going to try them out; I ask you, have me excused.

American Standard Version
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee have me excused.

Bible in Basic English
And another said, I have got some cattle, and I am going to make a test of them: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.

Hebrew Names Version
"Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.'

International Standard Version
Another said, 'I bought five pairs of oxen, and I'm on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.'

Etheridge Translation
Another said, Five yoke of oxen have I bought, and I go to prove them: I beseech thee, permit me to be excused.

Murdock Translation
Another said: I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to inspect them. I pray thee, allow me to be excused.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And another sayde: I haue bought fiue yoke of oxen, and I go to proue them, I pray thee haue me excused.

English Revised Version
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

World English Bible
Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.'

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the tother seide, Y haue bouyt fyue yockis of oxun, and Y go to preue hem; Y preye thee, haue me excusid.

Update Bible Version
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray you have me excused.

Webster's Bible Translation
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

New English Translation
Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going out to examine them. Please excuse me.'

New King James Version
And another said, "I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.'

New Living Translation
Another said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of oxen, and I want to try them out. Please excuse me.'

New Life Bible
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.'

New Revised Standard
Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; please accept my regrets.'

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, another, said - Five yoke of oxen, have I bought, and am going my way to prove them; I request thee, hold me excused.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And another said: I have bought five yoke of oxen and I go to try them. I pray thee, hold me excused.

Revised Standard Version
And another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them; I pray you, have me excused.'

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And another sayd: I hove bought fyve yooke of oxen and I goo to prove them I praye the have me excused.

Young's Literal Translation
`And another said, Five yoke of oxen I bought, and I go on to prove them; I beg of thee, have me excused:

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And ye seconde sayde: I haue bought fyue yoke of oxen, and now I go to proue them, I praye the haue me excused.

Mace New Testament (1729)
another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, which I am going to prove: I beg you to excuse me.

THE MESSAGE
"Another said, ‘I just bought five teams of oxen, and I really need to check them out. Send my regrets.'

Simplified Cowboy Version
"Another church guy said, 'I just bought a team of horses, and I want to try them out on my wagon. Tell him thanks anyway for the invite.'

Contextual Overview

¹⁵ After listening to this teaching, one of His fellow guests said to Him, "Blessed is he who shall feast in God's Kingdom." ¹⁶ "A man once gave a great dinner," replied Jesus, "to which he invited a large number of guests. ¹⁷ At dinner-time he sent his servant to announce to those who had been invited, "`Come, for things are now ready.' <sup>18</sup> "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.' ¹⁹ "A second pleaded, "`I have bought five yoke of oxen, and am on my way to try them. Pray hold me excused.' <sup>20</sup> "Another said, "`I am just married. It is impossible for me to come.' ²¹ "So the servant came and brought these answers to his master, and they stirred his anger. "`Go out quickly,' he said, `into the streets of the city--the wide ones and the narrow. You will see poor men, and crippled, blind, lame: fetch them all in here.' ²² "Soon the servant reported the result, saying, "`Sir, what you ordered is done, and there is room still.' <sup>23</sup> "`Go out,' replied the master, `to the high roads and hedge-rows, and compel the people to come in, so that my house may be filled. ²⁴ For I tell you that not one of those who were invited shall taste my dinner.'"

Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: Mark 4:15 - these

Cross-References

Matthew 11:25
About that time Jesus exclaimed, "I heartily praise Thee, Father, Lord of Heaven and of earth, that Thou hast hidden these things from sages and men of discernment, and hast unveiled them to babes.

Mark 10:16
Then He took them in His arms and blessed them lovingly, one by one, laying His hands upon them.

Luke 10:21
On that same occasion Jesus was filled by the Holy Spirit with rapturous joy. "I give Thee fervent thanks," He exclaimed, "O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that Thou hast hidden these things from sages and men of understanding, and hast revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for such has been Thy gracious will.

Acts 16:17
She kept following close behind Paul and the rest of us, crying aloud, "These men are the bondservants of the Most High God, and are proclaiming to you the way of salvation."

Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has crowned us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ;

Ephesians 1:6
to the praise of the splendour of His grace with which He has enriched us in the beloved One.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen,.... To plough the field with,

and I go to prove them: this also being at, or near evening, was an unsuitable time to go into the field with yokes of oxen to try them, how they would draw the plough, and work in the field; the morning would have been a much more proper time:

I pray thee have me excused; to the master of the feast: this man represents also the carnal and worldly Jews, who preferred temporal things before spiritual.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I go to prove them - To try them, to see if he had made a good bargain. It is worthy of remark that this excuse was very trifling. He could as easily have tried them at any other time as then, and his whole conduct shows that he was more disposed to gratify “himself” than to accept the invitation of his friend. He was selfish; just as all sinners are, who, to gratify their own worldliness and sins, refuse to accept the offers of the gospel.