Luke 14:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 14:18 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἤρξαντο
árchomai
G756
to lead
ἀπὸ
apó
G575
from
μιᾶς
heîs
G1520
one
πάντες
pâs
G3956
all
παραιτεῖσθαι
paraitéomai
G3868
to beg pardon
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
πρῶτος
prōtos
G4413
first
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
ἀγρὸν
agrós
G68
land
ἠγόρασα
agorázō
G59
to loiter in marketplace
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἔχω
échō
G2192
to have
ἀνάγκην
anánkē
G318
necessity
ἐξελθὼν
exérchomai
G1831
to come forth
ἰδεῖν
horáō
G3708
to see
αὐτόν
autós
G846
he
ἐρωτῶ
erōtáō
G2065
to ask
σε
sý
G4771
you
ἔχε
échō
G2192
to have
με
egṓ
G1473
I
παρῃτημένον
paraitéomai
G3868
to beg pardon
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World English Bible Public Domain
They all as one began to make excuses. "The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.'
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they all from one began to excuse themselves. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I have need to go out to see it. I ask you, have me excused.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).