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Luke 14:20

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14:20 Another 1  said, ‘I just got married, and I cannot come.’ 2 

1 tn Grk “And another.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

2 sn I just got married, and I cannot come. There is no request to be excused here; just a refusal. Why this disqualifies attendance is not clear. The OT freed a newly married man from certain responsibilities such as serving in the army (Deut 20:7; 24:5), but that would hardly apply to a banquet. The invitation is not respected in any of the three cases.



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