Luke 14:19

Luke 14:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
• New International Version (NIV)“Another said, ‘I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)And another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please have me excused.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.’

Context of Luke 14:19

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.” The next man said, “I have bought five pairs of oxen. So I am just going out to see if they work well together. Please say that I am sorry. Tell your master that I cannot come to his meal.” 20The third man said, “I have just married a wife. That is why I cannot come to the meal.” 21The servant went back to his master. He told him what everyone had said. Then the master of the house was very angry. “Go out quickly to every street in the town,” he said to his servant. “Bring the poor people here. Bring those that have lost an arm or a leg. And bring those that cannot walk well, and those that cannot see.”

Luke 14:19 word by word

καὶ ἕτερος εἶπεν· ζεύγη βοῶν ἠγόρασα πέντε καὶ πορεύομαι δοκιμάσαι αὐτά· ἐρωτῶ σε, ἔχε με παρῃτημένον.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• anotherἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• I have boughtἀγοράζωagorazō · to buyG59
• fiveπέντεpente · fiveG4002
• yokeζεῦγοςzeugos · a yoke/pairG2201
• of oxenβοῦςbous · oxG1016
• I goπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• to proveδοκιμάζωdokimazō · to testG1381
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• I prayἐρωτάωerōtaō · to askG2065
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• excusedπαραιτέομαιparaiteomai · to refuse/excuseG3868

Commentaries on Luke 14:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19I go to prove them - To try them, to see if he had made a good bargain. It is worthy of remark that this excuse was very trifling. He could as easily have tried them at any other time as then, and his whole conduct shows that he was more disposed to gratify “himself” than to accept the invitation of his friend. He was selfish; just as all sinners are, who, to gratify their own worldliness and sins, refuse to accept the offers of the gospel.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-24Verses 15-24 In this parable observe the free grace and mercy of God shining in the gospel of Christ, which will be food and a feast for the soul of a man that knows its own wants and miseries. All found some pretence to put off their attendance. This reproves the Jewish nation for their neglect of the offers of Christ's grace. It shows also the backwardness there is to close with the gospel call. The want of gratitude in those who slight gospel offers…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19oxen, and I am going to try them out: This is another weak excuse. No one would buy oxen without having seen them plow.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-2415-24. when one ... heard ... he said, Blessed, &c.--As our Lord's words seemed to hold forth the future "recompense" under the idea of a great Feast, the thought passes through this man's mind, how blessed they would be who should be honored to sit down to it. Our Lord's reply is in substance this: "The great Feast is prepared already; the invitations are issued, but declined; the feast, notwithstanding, shall not want abundance of guests; but not one of…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 14:19

• Care
• Covetousness
• Excuses
• Feasts
• Gospel
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Opportunity
• Reproof
• Salvation
• Unbelief
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Compel
• Condition
• Consent
• Consult
• Exalt
• Excuse
• Halt
• Hate
• Worship
• Bid

Commentaries on Luke 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings