Luke 14:19
Modern Translations
New International Version
"Another said, 'I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I'm on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.'

New Living Translation
Another said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of oxen, and I want to try them out. Please excuse me.’

English Standard Version
And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please have me excused.’

Berean Study Bible
Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’

New American Standard Bible
And another one said, ‘I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; please consider me excused.’

NASB 1995
"Another one said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; please consider me excused.'

NASB 1977
“And another one said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; please consider me excused.’

Amplified Bible
Another one said, ‘I have purchased five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; please consider me excused.’

Christian Standard Bible
“Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m going to try them out. I ask you to excuse me.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"Another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I'm going to try them out. I ask you to excuse me.'

Contemporary English Version
Another guest said, "I bought five teams of oxen, and I need to try them out. Please excuse me."

Good News Translation
Another one said, 'I have bought five pairs of oxen and am on my way to try them out; please accept my apologies.'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Another said, 'I bought five pairs of oxen, and I'm on my way to see how well they plow. Please excuse me.'

International Standard Version
Another said, 'I bought five pairs of oxen, and I'm on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.'

NET Bible
Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going out to examine them. Please excuse me.'
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

New King James Version
And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.’

King James 2000 Bible
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them: I pray you have me excused.

New Heart English Bible
"Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.'

World English Bible
"Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.'

American King James Version
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray you have me excused.

American Standard Version
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee have me excused.

A Faithful Version
And another said, 'I have bought five pairs of oxen, and I am going to try them out; I beg you to have me excused. '

Darby Bible Translation
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee hold me for excused.

English Revised Version
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

Webster's Bible Translation
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And another said, I haue bought fiue yoke of oxen, and I goe to proue them: I pray thee, haue me excused.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And another sayde: I haue bought fiue yoke of oxen, and I go to proue them, I pray thee haue me excused.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And ye seconde sayde: I haue bought fyue yoke of oxen, and now I go to proue them, I praye the haue me excused.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And another sayd: I hove bought fyve yooke of oxen and I goo to prove them I praye the have me excused.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And another said, I bought five yoke of oxen, and I go on to prove them; I beg of you, have me excused.

Berean Literal Bible
And another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to prove them. I beg of you, hold me excused.'

Young's Literal Translation
'And another said, Five yoke of oxen I bought, and I go on to prove them; I beg of thee, have me excused:

Smith's Literal Translation
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I ask thee, have me pardoned.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to examine them; I ask you to have me excused.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And another said: I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to try them: I pray thee, hold me excused.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And another said: ‘I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to examine them. I ask you to excuse me.’

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to examine them; I beg of you, allow me to be excused.'”

Lamsa Bible
Another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am just going to examine them; I beg you, excuse me for being called away.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them; I pray you, have me excused.

Godbey New Testament
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove the same: I intreat thee have me excused.

Haweis New Testament
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and am going to make a trial of them: I pray thee accept my excuse.

Mace New Testament
another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, which I am going to prove: I beg you to excuse me.

Weymouth New Testament
"A second pleaded, "'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and am on my way to try them. Pray hold me excused.'

Worrell New Testament
And another said, 'I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to prove them; I pray you, have me excused.'

Worsley New Testament
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and am going to try them, pray have me excused.
















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