Luke 14:20

20 “Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’

Luke 14:20 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
English Standard Version (ESV)
20 And another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.'
New Living Translation (NLT)
20 Another said, ‘I now have a wife, so I can’t come.’
The Message Bible (MSG)
20 "And yet another said, 'I just got married and need to get home to my wife.'
American Standard Version (ASV)
20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
20 Still another said, 'I recently got married, and that's why I can't come.'
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
20 "And another said, 'I just got married, and therefore I'm unable to come.'
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
20 "Still another said, 'I just got married, so I can't come.'

Luke 14:20 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 14:20

And another said, I have married a wife,
&c.] And his pretence might be, that he had his own marriage feast, and friends to attend, nor could he leave his wife directly; but his circumstances were such as made an invitation to a feast the more agreeable, and he might have brought his wife and friends along with him, who would have been as welcome as himself:

and therefore I cannot come.
The Arabic version renders it, "therefore I will not go": this man is more rustic and rude than the former; he does not so much as desire to be excused; and represents such who are fond of their sensual lusts and pleasures, and are resolved to indulge them, and will not be taken off from them by any means whatever.

Luke 14:20 In-Context

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.’
19 “Another said, ‘I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’
20 “Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’
21 “The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.’
22 “ ‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.’
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