Luke 14:16-20

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁶ Then he told him, ‘A man was giving a large banquet and invited many. ¹⁷ At the time of the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who were invited, “Come, because everything is now ready.”

¹⁸ ‘But without exception^[a] 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.”

¹⁹ ‘Another said, “I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m going to try them out. I ask you to excuse me.”

²⁰ ‘And another said, “I just got married,^(A) and therefore I’m unable to come.”