Luke 14:18
American King James Version (AKJV)
And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray you have me excused.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I must needs go out and see it; I pray thee have me excused.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
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.’
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
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.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
And at once they all began to make excuses. The first said to him: ‘I bought a farm, and I need to go out and see it. I ask you to excuse me.’
Darby Bible (DBY)
And all began, without exception, to excuse themselves. The first said to him, I have bought land, and I must go out and see it; I pray thee hold me for excused.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
And they began all at once to make excuse. The first said to him: I have bought a farm, and I must needs go out and see it: I pray thee, hold me excused.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I must needs go out and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
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.’
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
“But they all without exception began to excuse themselves. The first told him, “’I have purchased a piece of land, and must of necessity go and look at it. Pray hold me excused.’
King James Version (KJV)
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 it: I pray thee have me excused.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
They all as one began to make excuses. “The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.’
Webster Bible (Webster)
And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
World English Bible (WEB)
They all as one began to make excuses. |The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.'
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
They all as one began to make excuses. “The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.’
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
'And they began with one consent all to excuse themselves: The first said to him, A field I bought, and I have need to go forth and see it; I beg of thee, have me excused.