Luke 14:19

Wycliffe Bible

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

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.

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

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 And whanne oon of hem that saten togider at the mete hadde herd these thingis, he seide to hym, Blessid is he, that schal ete breed in the rewme of God. ¹⁶ And he seide to hym, A man made a greet soper, and clepide many. ¹⁷ And he sent his seruaunt in the our of soper, to seie to men that weren bodun to the feeste, that thei schulden come, for now alle thingis ben redi. ¹⁸ 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. ¹⁹ And the tother seide, Y haue bouyt fyue yockis of oxun, and Y go to preue hem; Y preye thee, haue me excusid. ²⁰ And an othir seide, Y haue weddid a wijf; and therfor Y may not come. ²¹ And the seruaunt turnede ayen, and tolde these thingis to his lord. Thanne the hosebonde man was wrooth, and seide to his seruaunt, Go out swithe in to the grete stretis and smal stretis of the citee, and brynge ynne hidir pore men, and feble, blynde, and crokid. ²² And the seruaunt seide, Lord, it is don, as thou hast comaundid, and yit there is a void place. ²³ And the lord seide to the seruaunt, Go out in to weies and heggis, and constreine men to entre, that myn hous be fulfillid. ²⁴ For Y seie to you, that noon of tho men that ben clepid, schal taaste my soper.

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Reciprocal: Mark 4:15 - these

Cross-References

Genesis 14:6
and Choreis in the hillis of Seir, til to the feldi placis of Faran, which is in wildirnesse.

Genesis 14:7
And thei turneden ayen, and camen til to the welle Mesphath; thilke is Cades. And thei `han smyte al the cuntre of men of Amalec, and Amorrei, that dwellide in Asason Thamar.

Genesis 14:9
that is, ayens Chodorlaomor, kyng of Elamytis, and Thadal, kyng of folkis, and Amrafel, kyng of Sennaar, and Ariok, kyng of Ponte; foure kyngis ayens fyue.

Genesis 14:16
And he brouyte ayen al the catel, and Loth his brother with his catel, also wymmen and the puple.

Genesis 14:22
And Abram answerde to hym, Y reyse myn hondis to the hiy Lord God,

Genesis 14:23
Lord of heuene and of erthe, that fro the threde of oof til to the layner of the hose I schal not take of alle thingis that ben thine, lest thou seie, I made Abram riche;

Genesis 27:4
make to me a seew therof, as thou knowist that Y wole, and brynge that Y ete, and my soule blesse thee bifore that Y die.

Genesis 47:7
After these thingis Joseph brouyte in his fader to the king, and settide him bifor the king, which blesside the king;

Genesis 47:10
And whanne he hadde blessid the kyng, he yede out.

Genesis 49:28
Alle these weren in twelue kynredis of Israel; her fadir spak these thingys to hem, and blesside hem alle by propre blessyngis,

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.