Luke 14:16-18

EasyEnglish Bible

¹⁶ Jesus told this story to him: ‘One day an important man prepared a big meal.^[a] He asked many people to come to eat in his house. ¹⁷ When the meal was ready, he sent his servant out to tell those people, “Come now, the meal is ready for you.” ¹⁸ But then each person gave a reason why he could not come to the meal. The first man said, “I have bought a field, so I must go out and see it. Please say that I am sorry. Tell your master that I cannot come to his meal.”