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Luke 14:18

NETBible	But one after another they all¹ began to make excuses.² The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field,³ and I must go out and see it. Please excuse me.’⁴
NIV © biblegateway Luk 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.’
NASB © biblegateway Luk 14:18	"But 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; please consider me excused.’
NLT © biblegateway Luk 14:18	But they all began making excuses. One said he had just bought a field and wanted to inspect it, so he asked to be excused.
MSG © biblegateway Luk 14:18	"Then they all began to beg off, one after another making excuses. The first said, 'I bought a piece of property and need to look it over. Send my regrets.'
BBE © SABDAweb Luk 14:18	And they all gave reasons why they were not able to come. The first said to him, I have got a new field, and it is necessary for me to go and see it: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.
NRSV © bibleoremus Luk 14:18	But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a piece of land, and I must go out and see it; please accept my regrets.’
NKJV © biblegateway Luk 14:18	"But they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.’
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KJV	And <2532> they all <3956> with <575> one <3391> [consent] began <756> (5662) to make excuse <3868> (5738)_. The first <4413> said <2036> (5627) unto him <846>_, I have bought <59> (5656) a piece of ground <68>_, and <2532> I must <2192> (5719) needs <318> go <1831> (5629) and <2532> see <1492> (5629) it <846>_: I pray <2065> (5719) thee <4571> have <2192> (5720) me <3165> excused <3868> (5772)_.
NASB © biblegateway Luk 14:18	"But they all <3956> alike <575> <1520> began <757> to make <3868> excuses <3868> . The first <4413> one <4413> said <3004> to him, 'I have bought <59> a piece <68> of land <68> and I need <318> to go <1831> out and look <3708> at it; please <2065> consider <2192> me excused <3868> .'
NET [draft] ITL	But <2532> one <1520> after another they all <3956> began <756> to make excuses <3868> . The first <4413> said <2036> to him <846> , ‘I have bought <59> a field <68> , and <2532> I must <318> go out <1831> and see <1492> it <846> . Please <2065> <4571> <2192> excuse <3868> me <3165> .’
GREEK	kai <2532> CONJ hrxanto <756> (5662) V-ADI-3P apo <575> PREP miav <1520> A-GSF pantev <3956> A-NPM paraiteisyai <3868> (5738) V-PNN o <3588> T-NSM prwtov <4413> A-NSM eipen <2036> (5627) V-2AAI-3S autw <846> P-DSM agron <68> N-ASM hgorasa <59> (5656) V-AAI-1S kai <2532> CONJ ecw <2192> (5719) V-PAI-1S anagkhn <318> N-ASF exelywn <1831> (5631) V-2AAP-NSM idein <1492> (5629) V-2AAN auton <846> P-ASM erwtw <2065> (5719) V-PAI-1S se <4571> P-2AS ece <2192> (5720) V-PAM-2S me <3165> P-1AS parhthmenon <3868> (5772) V-RPP-ASM

NETBible

But one after another they all¹ began to make excuses.² The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field,³ and I must go out and see it. Please excuse me.’⁴

NET Notes

¹tn Or “all unanimously” (BDAG 107 s.v. ἀπό 6). "One after another" is suggested by L&N 61.2.

²sn To make excuses and cancel at this point was an insult in the culture of the time. Regardless of customs concerning responses to invitations, refusal at this point was rude.

³sn I have bought a field. An examination of newly bought land was a common practice. It was this person’s priority.

⁴sn The expression Please excuse me is probably a polite way of refusing, given the dynamics of the situation, although it is important to note that an initial acceptance had probably been indicated and it was now a bit late for a refusal. The semantic equivalent of the phrase may well be “please accept my apologies.”