Luke 14:19

Legacy Standard Bible

And another one said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. I ask you, consider me excused.'

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m going to try them out. I ask you to excuse me.’

King James Version (1611)
And another said, I haue bought fiue yoke of oxen, and I goe to prooue them: I pray thee haue me excused.

King James Version
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

English Standard Version
And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please have me excused.'

New American Standard Bible
"And another one said, 'I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; please consider me excused.'

New Century Version
Another said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of oxen; I must go and try them. Please excuse me.'

Amplified Bible
"Another one said, 'I have purchased five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; please consider me excused.'

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Another one said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; please consider me excused.'

Berean Standard Bible
Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.'

Contemporary English Version
Another guest said, "I bought five teams of oxen, and I need to try them out. Please excuse me."

Complete Jewish Bible
Another said, ‘I've just bought five yoke of oxen, and I'm on my way to test them out. Please accept my apologies.'

Darby Translation
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee hold me for excused.

Easy-to-Read Version
Another man said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of work animals; I must go and try them out. Please excuse me.'

Geneva Bible (1587)
And another said, I haue bought fiue yoke of oxen, and I goe to proue them: I pray thee, haue me excused.

George Lamsa Translation
Another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am just going to examine them; I beg you, excuse me for being called away.

Good News Translation
Another one said, ‘I have bought five pairs of oxen and am on my way to try them out; please accept my apologies.'

Lexham English Bible
And another said, ‘I have purchased five yoke of oxen, and I am going to examine them. I ask you, consider me excused.'

Literal Translation
And another said, I bought five yoke of oxen and I am going to try them out; I ask you, have me excused.

American Standard Version
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee have me excused.

Bible in Basic English
And another said, I have got some cattle, and I am going to make a test of them: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.

Hebrew Names Version
"Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.'

International Standard Version
Another said, 'I bought five pairs of oxen, and I'm on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.'

Etheridge Translation
Another said, Five yoke of oxen have I bought, and I go to prove them: I beseech thee, permit me to be excused.

Murdock Translation
Another said: I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to inspect them. I pray thee, allow me to be excused.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And another sayde: I haue bought fiue yoke of oxen, and I go to proue them, I pray thee haue me excused.

English Revised Version
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

World English Bible
Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.'

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

Weymouth's New Testament
"A second pleaded, "`I have bought five yoke of oxen, and am on my way to try them. Pray hold me excused.'

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the tother seide, Y haue bouyt fyue yockis of oxun, and Y go to preue hem; Y preye thee, haue me excusid.

Update Bible Version
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray you have me excused.

Webster's Bible Translation
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

New English Translation
Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going out to examine them. Please excuse me.'

New King James Version
And another said, "I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.'

New Living Translation
Another said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of oxen, and I want to try them out. Please excuse me.'

New Life Bible
Another one said, ‘I have bought ten cows to use for working in my fields. I must go and try them out. Do not expect me to come.'

New Revised Standard
Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; please accept my regrets.'

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, another, said - Five yoke of oxen, have I bought, and am going my way to prove them; I request thee, hold me excused.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And another said: I have bought five yoke of oxen and I go to try them. I pray thee, hold me excused.

Revised Standard Version
And another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them; I pray you, have me excused.'

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And another sayd: I hove bought fyve yooke of oxen and I goo to prove them I praye the have me excused.

Young's Literal Translation
`And another said, Five yoke of oxen I bought, and I go on to prove them; I beg of thee, have me excused:

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And ye seconde sayde: I haue bought fyue yoke of oxen, and now I go to proue them, I praye the haue me excused.

Mace New Testament (1729)
another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, which I am going to prove: I beg you to excuse me.

THE MESSAGE
"Another said, ‘I just bought five teams of oxen, and I really need to check them out. Send my regrets.'

Simplified Cowboy Version
"Another church guy said, 'I just bought a team of horses, and I want to try them out on my wagon. Tell him thanks anyway for the invite.'

Contextual Overview

¹⁵But when one of those who were reclining at the table with Him heard this, he said to Him, "Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!" ¹⁶And He said to him, "A 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 piece of land and I need to go out and look at it. I ask you, consider me excused.' ¹⁹And another one said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. I ask you, consider me excused.' ²⁰And another one said, ‘I have married a wife, and for that reason I cannot come.' ²¹And when the slave came back, he reported these things to his master. Then the head of the household became angry and said to his slave, ‘Go out at once into the streets and lanes of the city and bring in here the poor and crippled and blind and lame.' ²²And the slave said, ‘Master, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.' ²³And the master said to the slave, ‘Go out into the highways and along the fences, and compel them to come in, so that my house may be filled. ²⁴For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste of my dinner.'"

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Cross-References

Genesis 14:6
and the Horites in their Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is by the wilderness.

Genesis 14:7
Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh). And they struck all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, who were living in Hazazon-tamar.

Genesis 14:9
against Chedorlaomer king of Elam and Tidal king of Goiim and Amraphel king of Shinar and Arioch king of Ellasar, four kings against five—

Genesis 14:16
And he brought back all the possessions, and he also brought back his relative Lot with his possessions and also the women and the people.

Genesis 14:22
Then Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have raised my hand to Yahweh God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,

Genesis 14:23
that I will not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, so that you would not say, ‘I have made Abram rich.'

Genesis 27:4
and prepare a savory dish for me such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, so that my soul may bless you before I die."

Genesis 47:7
Then Joseph brought his father Jacob and stood him before Pharaoh; and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

Genesis 47:10
And Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from the presence of Pharaoh.

Genesis 49:28
All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them. So he blessed them. He blessed them, every one with the blessing appropriate to him.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen,.... To plough the field with,

and I go to prove them: this also being at, or near evening, was an unsuitable time to go into the field with yokes of oxen to try them, how they would draw the plough, and work in the field; the morning would have been a much more proper time:

I pray thee have me excused; to the master of the feast: this man represents also the carnal and worldly Jews, who preferred temporal things before spiritual.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I 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.