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

biblegateway Luk 14:20

"Another one said, ‘I have married a wife, and for that reason I cannot come.’

"And another said, 'I just got married, and therefore I'm unable to come.'

And another said, ‘I have married a wife, and for this [reason] I am not able to come.’

biblegateway Luk 14:20

"Still another said, ‘I have just got married, so I can’t come.’

And another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.'

bibleoremus Luk 14:20

Another said, ‘I have just been married, and therefore I cannot come.’

The next said, ‘I cannot come; I have just got married.’

biblegateway Luk 14:20

"Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’

And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

biblegateway Luk 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.