Luke Chapter 14 verse 20 Holy Bible
And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
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And another said, I have been married, and so I am not able to come.
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And another said, I have married a wife, and on this account I cannot come.
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And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
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"Another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I can't come.'
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and another said, A wife I married, and because of this I am not able to come.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20) I have married a wife.--It may be noted that the Law of Moses allowed men to plead this, and the building of a house, or planting of a vineyard, as a ground for exemption from military service (Deuteronomy 20:5-7). The sin of the invited guests was that they treated the invitation to the feast as though it were as burdensome as a military conscription. In the interpretation of the parable, the bearing of this is obvious. Men are invited to the highest spiritual blessings, and they look askance at the invitation, as though it called them to what was simply a weariness to the flesh, and "beg off" under a hundred miserable pretences.Parallel Commentaries ...GreekStillΚαὶ (Kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. anotherἕτερος (heteros)Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 2087: (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different.said,εἶπεν (eipen)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.‘I have marriedἔγημα (egēma)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularStrong's 1060: To marry, used of either sex. From gamos; to wed.a wife,Γυναῖκα (Gynaika)Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularStrong's 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.soδιὰ (dia)PrepositionStrong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.I cannotδύναμαι (dynamai)Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person SingularStrong's 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.come.’ἐλθεῖν (elthein)Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveStrong's 2064: To come, go. Jump to PreviousAble Account Impossible Married Reason Wife
