Luke 14:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • 1 Cor 7:33 : 33 But he who is married cares about the things of the world, how he may please his wife.
  • Deut 24:5 : 5 When a man has taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, nor shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall bring joy to his wife whom he has taken.
  • Luke 14:26-28 : 26 If any man comes to me and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 27 And whoever does not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it?
  • Luke 18:29-30 : 29 And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has left house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake, 30 Who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the world to come everlasting life.
  • 1 Cor 7:29-31 : 29 But this I say, brethren, the time is short; so that from now on, even those who have wives should be as though they had none, 30 those who weep, as though they did not weep; those who rejoice, as though they did not rejoice; those who buy, as though they did not possess, 31 and those who use this world, as not misusing it. For the form of this world is passing away.

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    16 Then he said to him, A certain man made a great supper and invited many:

    17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, Come; for all things are now ready.

    18 And they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it: I ask you to have me excused.

    19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them: I ask you to have me excused.

  • Luke 14:21-27
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    21 So that servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor, and the crippled, and the lame, and the blind.

    22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as you have commanded, and yet there is room.

    23 And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

    24 For I say to you, That none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper.

    25 And great multitudes went with him: and he turned, and said to them,

    26 If any man comes to me and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

    27 And whoever does not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

  • Matt 22:1-5
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    1 And Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying,

    2 The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who prepared a wedding for his son,

    3 And sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they would not come.

    4 Again, he sent out other servants, saying, Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and fattened cattle are slaughtered, and everything is ready: come to the wedding.

    5 But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his business:

  • Deut 20:6-7
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    6 And what man is he who has planted a vineyard and has not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.

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    8 Then he said to his servants, The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

    9 Go therefore into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.

    10 So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was filled with guests.

    11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment.

    12 And he said to him, Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

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    61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow you, but let me first go bid them farewell who are at my house.

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    28 But what do you think? A certain man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, Son, go work today in my vineyard.

    29 He answered and said, I will not; but afterward he repented and went.

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    6 For a friend of mine on his journey has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?

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    10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding, and the door was shut.

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    34 And Jesus answering said to them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:

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    30 You shall marry a wife, and another man shall lie with her: you shall build a house, and you shall not dwell therein: you shall plant a vineyard, and shall not gather the grapes thereof.

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    39 And I said to my master, 'Perhaps the woman will not follow me.'

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