Luke 14:16-20

16But He said to him, “1A man was giving a big dinner, and he invited many;

17and at the dinner hour he sent his slave to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come; for everything is ready now.’

18But they all alike began to make excuses. The first one said to him, ‘I have bought a 2piece of land and I need to go out and look at it; 3please consider me excused.’

19Another one said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; 4please consider me excused.’

20Another one said, ‘5I have married a wife, and for that reason I cannot come.’