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Luke 14:19

Luke 14:19
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And another said, I have married a wife,.... And his pretence might be, that he had his own marriage feast, and friends…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

I go to prove them - To try them, to see if he had made a good bargain. It is worthy of remark that this excuse was very…

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

I go to prove them The second has not even the decency to plead any necessity.He merely says -I am going to test my…