18And they began all at once to make excuse. The first said to him: I have bought a farm, and I must needs go out and see it: I pray thee, hold me excused.
19And another said: I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to try them: I pray thee, hold me excused.
Luke 14 presents Jesus at a Sabbath meal in the home of a prominent Pharisee, where He turns social convention upside down. Through a series of encounters — healing a man with dropsy, teaching on humility in seating, and redefining the guest list — Jesus exposes the self-exaltati
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