Luke 14:16-20

16But Jesus said to him, “A man was giving a big dinner, and he invited many guests;

17and at the dinner hour he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, because everything is ready now.’

18But they all alike began to make excuses. The first one said to him, ‘I have purchased a piece of land and I have to go out and see it; please consider me excused.’

19Another one said, ‘I have purchased five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; please consider me excused.’

20And another said, ‘I have [recently] married a wife, and for that reason I am unable to come.’