Luke 14:18
But they all started to make excuses. The first said, ‘I've just bought a field and I have to go and see it. Please excuse me.’
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Isaiah 29:11This entire vision is like words in a scroll that is sealed shut. If you give it to someone who knows how to read and say, “Please read it,” they'll say, “I can't read it because it's sealed shut.”
Jeremiah 6:10Who can I give this warning to? Who's going to listen to me? Can't you see that they refuse to listen? They can't hear what I'm saying. See how offensive the Lord's message is to them. They don't like it at all.
Matthew 22:5But they ignored the invitation and left. One went to his fields; another to take care of his business.
Luke 8:14The seeds that fall among thorns are those who hear the message but it's choked out by life's distractions—worries, wealth, pleasure—so they don't produce anything.
Luke 18:24When he saw his reaction, Jesus said, “How difficult it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
John 1:11He came to his own people, but they didn't accept him.
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 →