Luke 14:19
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’
In context
17 When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
18 But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’
19 Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’
20 Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, so I cannot come.’
21 The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
Luke 14:19 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’
- KJV 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.
- WEB World English Bible
- “Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.’
- ASV 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.
- YLT 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:
- DBY 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.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.