Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’
Parallel translations
- WEB “Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.’
- KJV And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
- NKJV And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.’
- NASB And another one said, ‘I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; please consider me excused.’
- NLT Another said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of oxen, and I want to try them out. Please excuse me.’
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Quick answer
Another excuses himself to try out newly bought oxen. Business and possessions are again preferred over the feast.
Overview
Like the first, this excuse treats ordinary affairs as more urgent than God's invitation. Oxen could be tested at any time, so the refusal is willful. The parable indicts those who let work and wealth keep them from Christ's kingdom.
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