Luke 14:20

And another said, ‘I have taken a wife, and therefore I am not able to go.’

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In The King James Version

And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

In Context

19And another said: ‘I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to examine them. I ask you to excuse me.’

21And returning, the servant reported these things to his lord. Then the father of the family, becoming angry, said to his servant: ‘Go out quickly into the streets and neighborhoods of the city. And lead here the poor, and the disabled, and the blind, and the lame.’

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 24:5When a man has recently taken a wife, he shall not go out to war, nor shall any public office be enjoined upon him. Instead, he shall be free at home without guilt, so that for one year he may rejoice with his wife.

Luke 18:29And he said to them: “Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has left behind home, or parents, or brothers, or a wife, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,

1 Corinthians 7:33But whoever is with a wife is worried about the things of the world, as to how he may please his wife. And so, he is divided.

Matthew Henry on Luke 14:16-25

The Generous Invitations; The Neglected Feast. 15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. 16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: 17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. 18 And 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… Read the whole commentary →

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