Luke 14:16-18

16Jesus told this story to him: ‘One day an important man prepared a big meal. He asked many people to come to eat in his house.

17When the meal was ready, he sent his servant out to tell those people, “Come now, the meal is ready for you.”

18But then each person gave a reason why he could not come to the meal. The first man said, “I have bought a field, so I must go out and see it. Please say that I am sorry. Tell your master that I cannot come to his meal.”