Parallel Verses
Goodspeed New Testament
And they all immediately began to excuse themselves. The first one said to him, 'I have bought a piece of land, and I must go and look at it. Please have me excused.'
New American Standard Bible
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.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Every single one of them began asking to be excused. The first told him, "I bought a field, and I need to go out and inspect it. Please excuse me.'
A Conservative Version
And they all from one began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a field, and I have need to go out and see it. I ask thee 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.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
Then all of them, in the same way, began to excuse themselves [from attending]. The first one said to the host, 'I just bought some land and I need to go out and look it over, so please excuse me [from attending the supper].'
Anderson New Testament
And they all, with one consent, began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a farm, and I must go and see it; I pray you, 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.
Common New Testament
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 ask you to have me excused.'
Daniel Mace New Testament
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.
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.
Godbey New Testament
And they all of one consent began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a farm, and I have need having gone to see it: I pray thee have me excused.
John Wesley New Testament
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And from one they all began to conciliate. The first said to him, I bought a field, and have necessity to go and see it: I ask thee, have me pardoned.
King James 2000
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 go and see it: I pray you have me excused.
Lexham Expanded 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.'
Modern King James verseion
And all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, I must go and see it. I beg you, have me excused.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they all at once began to make excuse. The first said unto him, 'I have bought a farm, and I must needs go and see it, I pray thee have me excused.'
Moffatt New Testament
But they all alike proceeded to decline. The first said to him, 'I have bought a farm and I am obliged to go and look at it. Pray consider me excused.'
Montgomery New Testament
"And they all, without exception, proceeded to excuse themselves. The first told him. 'I have bought a field, and must needs go and see it. Pray have me excused.'
NET Bible
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 Heart 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.'
Noyes New Testament
And all with one accord began to excuse themselves. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of land, and must needs go out and see it; I pray that I may be excused.
Sawyer New Testament
And they all with one consent excused themselves. The first said to him, I have bought a field and I must go to see it; I pray you have me excused.
The 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.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And they all began with one voice to frame excuses. The first said to him, I have bought a field, and I must of necessity go and survey it: I pray thee hold me excused.
Twentieth Century New Testament
They all with one accord began to ask to be excused. The first man said to the servant 'I have bought a field and am obliged to go and look at it. I must ask you to consider me excused.'
Webster
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.
Weymouth 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.'
Williams New Testament
But they all in the same attitude began to excuse themselves. The first one said, 'I have just bought a piece of land and I must go and look it over. Please excuse me.'
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.'
Worrell New Testament
"And they all, with one consent, began to make excuse. The first said to him, 'I bought a field, and I must go out to see it; I pray you, have me excused.'
Worsley New Testament
And they all with one consent began to make excuses; the first said, I have bought a field, and I must go and see it, pray have me excused.
Youngs 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.
Themes
Absorption » Business engagements take precedence with worldly men
Business » Cares » Engagements
Business life » Business Cares Result in » Business engagements take precedence with worldly men
overmuch Care » An obstruction to the gospel
Entertainments » Offence given by refusing to go to
Excuses » Seven excuses offered for the neglect of duty » Pressure of business
Gospel » Compared to » A feast
Jesus Christ » History of » Enunciates » The parable of the marriage banquet (in jerusalem)
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The great supper
Jesus Christ » History of » Dines with a pharisee on the sabbath (in peraea)
Kingdom of God » What the kingdom of God is likened to
Kingdom of heaven » Compared » To a king who made a marriage feast for his son
Land » Land measure a cubit = 1824 ft » Purchased
Opportunity » The measure of responsibility
Reproof » Faithfulness in » In the parables of jesus » Of the king's feast
Interlinear
Pas
Paraiteomai
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Anagke
Exerchomai
Eido
References
Morish
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 14:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Great Banquet
17 and when the dinner hour came, he sent around his slave, to say to those who were invited, 'Come! for it is now ready!' 18 And they all immediately began to excuse themselves. The first one said to him, 'I have bought a piece of land, and I must go and look at it. Please have me excused.' 19 Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to examine them. Please have me excused.'
Names
Cross References
Matthew 22:5-6
But they took no notice of it, and went off, one to his estate, and another to his business,
Matthew 24:38-39
For just as in those days before the flood people were eating and drinking, marrying and being married, until the very day Noah entered the ark,
Luke 8:14
And what falls among the thorns means those who listen and pass on, and the worries and wealth and pleasures of life stifle them and they yield nothing.
Luke 17:26-31
In the time of the Son of Man it will be just as it was in the time of Noah.
Luke 18:24
And when Jesus saw it, he said, "How hard it will be for those who have money to get into the Kingdom of God!
Luke 20:4-5
Tell me, did John's baptism come from heaven or from men?"
John 1:11
He came to his home, and his own family did not welcome him.
John 5:40
yet you refuse to come to me for life.
Acts 13:45-46
But when the Jews saw the crowd, they were very jealous, and they contradicted what Paul said and abused him.
Acts 18:5-6
By the time Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was absorbed in preaching the message, emphatically assuring the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
Acts 28:25-27
As they could not agree among themselves, they started to leave, when Paul added one last word. "The holy Spirit put it finely," he said, "when it said to your forefathers through the prophet Isaiah,
1 Timothy 6:9-10
But men who want to get rich fall into temptations and snares and many foolish, harmful cravings, that plunge people into destruction and ruin.
2 Timothy 4:4
and they will turn from listening to the truth and wander off after fictions.
2 Timothy 4:10
for Demas has deserted me for love of the present world, and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
1 John 2:15-16
Do not love the world or what is in the world. If anyone loves the world, there is no love for the Father in his heart,