18'And they began with one consent all to excuse themselves: The first said to him, A field I bought, and I have need to go forth and see it; I beg of thee, have me excused.


In Context

15 And one of those reclining with him, having heard these things, said to him, 'Happy is he who shall eat bread in the reign of God;'

16 and he said to him, 'A certain man made a great supper, and called many,

17 and he sent his servant at the hour of the supper to say to those having been called, Be coming, because now are all things ready.

18 'And they began with one consent all to excuse themselves: The first said to him, A field I bought, and I have need to go forth and see it; I beg of thee, have me excused.

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

20 and another said, A wife I married, and because of this I am not able to come.

Luke 14:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:18And they all with one [consent] began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:18"But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, 'I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.'

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:18And they began all at once to make excuse. The first said to him: I have bought a farm, and I must needs go out and see it: I pray thee, hold me excused.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:18And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I must needs go out and see it; I pray thee have me excused.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:18And all began, without exception, to excuse themselves. The first said to him, I have bought land, and I must go out and see it; I pray thee hold me for excused.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:18And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I must needs go out and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:18And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:18They all as one began to make excuses. |The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:18And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray you have me excused.