Luke 14:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And another said, I have been married, and so I am not able to come.

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  • 1 Cor 7:33 : 33 But the married man gives his attention to the things of this world, how he may give pleasure to his wife.
  • Deut 24:5 : 5 A newly married man will not have to go out with the army or undertake any business, but may be free for one year, living in his house for the comfort of his wife.
  • Luke 14:26-28 : 26 And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple. 27 Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple. 28 For which of you, desiring to put up a tower, does not first give much thought to the price, if he will have enough to make it complete?
  • Luke 18:29-30 : 29 And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God, 30 Who will not get much more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life.
  • 1 Cor 7:29-31 : 29 But I say this, my brothers, the time is short; and from now it will be wise for those who have wives to be as if they had them not; 30 And for those who are in sorrow, to give no signs of it; and for those who are glad, to give no signs of joy; and for those who are getting property, to be as if they had nothing; 31 And for those who make use of the world, not to be using it fully; for this world's way of life will quickly come to an end.

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  • 87%

    16And he said to them, A certain man gave a great feast, and sent word of it to a number of people.

    17And when the time had come, he sent his servants to say to them, Come, for all things are now ready.

    18And 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.

    19And another said, I have got some cattle, and I am going to make a test of them: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.

  • 79%

    21And the servant came back and gave his master an account of these things. Then the master of the house was angry and said to the servant, Go out quickly into the streets of the town and get the poor, the blind, and those who are broken in body.

    22And the servant said, Lord, your orders have been done, and still there is room.

    23And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the roads and the fields, and make them come in, so that my house may be full.

    24For I say to you that not one of those who were requested to come will have a taste of my feast.

    25Now a great number of people went with him.

    26And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.

    27Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple.

  • Matt 22:1-5
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    1And Jesus, talking to them again in stories, said:

    2The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a feast when his son was married,

    3And sent out his servants to get in the guests to the feast: and they would not come.

    4Again he sent out other servants, with orders to say to the guests, See, I have made ready my feast: my oxen and my fat beasts have been put to death, and all things are ready: come to the feast.

    5But they gave no attention, and went about their business, one to his farm, another to his trade:

  • Deut 20:6-7
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    6Or if any man has made a vine-garden without taking the first-fruits of it, let him go back to his house, so that in the event of his death in the fight, another may not be the first to make use of the fruit.

    7Or if any man is newly married and has had no sex relations with his wife, let him go back to his house, so that in the event of his death in the fight, another man may not take her.

  • Matt 22:8-12
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    8Then he said to his servants, The feast is ready but the guests were not good enough.

    9Go then to the cross-roads, and get all those whom you see to come to the bride-feast.

    10And those servants went out into the streets, and got together all those whom they came across, bad and good: and the feast was full of guests.

    11But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a guest's robe;

    12And he says to him, Friend, how came you in here not having a guest's robe? And he had nothing to say.

  • Luke 9:61-62
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    61And another man said, I will come with you, Lord, but first let me say a last good-day to those who are at my house.

    62But Jesus said, No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is good enough for the kingdom of God.

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    28But how does it seem to you? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go and do work today in the vine-garden.

    29And he said in answer, I will not: but later, changing his decision, he went.

    30And he came to the second and said the same. And he made answer and said, I go, sir: and went not.

  • Luke 11:6-7
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    6Because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to put before him;

    7And he, from inside the house, would say in answer, Do not be a trouble to me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; it is not possible for me to get up and give to you?

  • 10The disciples say to him, If this is the position of a man in relation to his wife, it is better not to be married.

  • Luke 14:7-8
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    7And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,

    8When you get a request to come to a feast, do not take the best seat, for a more important man than you may be coming,

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    10And while they went to get oil, the master came; and those who were ready went in with him to the feast: and the door was shut.

    11After that the other virgins came, saying, Lord, Lord, let us in.

  • 34And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world are married and have wives;

  • 29And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God,

  • 29Jesus said, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or land, because of me and the good news,

  • 30You will take a wife, but another man will have the use of her: the house which your hands have made will never be your resting-place: you will make a vine-garden, and never take the fruit of it.

  • 59And he said to another, Come after me. But he said, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.

  • 21And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.

  • 14For out of all to whom the good news has come, only a small number will get salvation.

  • 19For the master of the house is away on a long journey:

  • 25And because he was not able to make payment, his lord gave orders for him, and his wife, and his sons and daughters, and all he had, to be given for money, and payment to be made.

  • 34And Jesus said, Are you able to make the friends of the newly-married man go without food when he is with them?

  • 39And I said to my master, What if the woman will not come with me?

  • 33And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple.

  • 6But in the middle of the night there is a cry, The husband comes! Go out to him.

  • 12So he said, A certain man of high birth went into a far-away country to get a kingdom for himself, and to come back.

  • 28But he was angry and would not go in; and his father came out and made a request to him to come in.