Luke 14
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 14:16-20

16But He saidG3004 to him, “1A manG444 was givingG4160 a bigG3173 dinnerG1173, and he invitedG2564 manyG4183;

17and at the dinnerG1173 hourG5610 he sentG649 his slaveG1401 to sayG3004 to thoseG3588 who had been invitedG2564, ‘ComeG2064; for everything is readyG2092 nowG2235.’

18But they allG3956 alikeG575G1520 beganG757 to makeG3868 excusesG3868. The firstG4413 oneG4413 saidG3004 to him, ‘I have boughtG59 a 2pieceG68 of landG68 and I needG318 to goG1831 out and lookG3708 at it; 3pleaseG2065 considerG2192 me excusedG3868.’

19AnotherG2087 oneG2087 saidG3004, ‘I have boughtG59 fiveG4002 yokeG2201 of oxenG1016, and I am goingG4198 to tryG1381 them out; 4pleaseG2065 considerG2192 me excusedG3868.’

20AnotherG2087 oneG2087 saidG3004, ‘5I have marriedG1060 a wifeG1135, and for that reasonG1223 I cannotG1410G3756 comeG2064.’

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Notes

  1. 1. Luke 14:16 Luke 14:16-24: Matt 22:2-14 ↩
  2. 2. Luke 14:18 Or field ↩
  3. 3. Luke 14:18 Lit I request you ↩
  4. 4. Luke 14:19 Lit I request you ↩
  5. 5. Luke 14:20 Deut 24:5; 1 Cor 7:33 ↩

Commentaries on Luke 14

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