Luke 14:18
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen,.... To plough the field with,
and I go to prove them: this also…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
I have bought a piece of ground - Perhaps he had purchased it on condition that he found it as good as it had been…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 14:15-24
Here is another discourse of our Saviour's, in which he spiritualizes the feast he was invited to, which is another way…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
with one consent i.e. apo mias gnomes;or -with one voice," if we understand phones.
to make excuse The Greek word is…
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