Thematic Bible: Pressure of business
Thematic Bible
Excuses » Seven excuses offered for the neglect of duty » Pressure of business
"But without exception they all began to make excuses. The first one said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. I ask you to excuse me.' "Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I'm going to try them out. I ask you to excuse me.'