| 18. Source Text: Greek (SBLGNT) Luke 14:18:1 ⧉καὶkeand Luke 14:18:2 ⧉ἤρξαντοeerksantothey began Luke 14:18:3 ⧉ἀπὸapofrom Luke 14:18:4 ⧉μιᾶςmeeasone Luke 14:18:5 ⧉πάντεςpandesall Luke 14:18:6 ⧉παραιτεῖσθαιpareteestheto make excuses Luke 14:18:7 ⧉ὁothe Luke 14:18:8 ⧉πρῶτοςprotosfirst Luke 14:18:9 ⧉εἶπενeepensaid Luke 14:18:10 ⧉αὐτῷaftoto him Luke 14:18:11 ⧉Ἀγρὸνagrona field Luke 14:18:12 ⧉ἠγόρασαeegorasaI bought Luke 14:18:13 ⧉καὶkeand Luke 14:18:14 ⧉ἔχωekhoI have Luke 14:18:15 ⧉ἀνάγκηνanangeennecessity Luke 14:18:16 ⧉ἐξελθὼνekselthonhaving gone out Luke 14:18:17 ⧉ἰδεῖνeetheento see Luke 14:18:18 ⧉αὐτόνaftonit Luke 14:18:19 ⧉ἐρωτῶerotoI ask Luke 14:18:20 ⧉σεseyou Luke 14:18:21 ⧉ἔχεekhehave Luke 14:18:22 ⧉μεmeme Luke 14:18:23 ⧉παρῃτημένονpareeteemenonexcused |
| 18. Formal Translation And they all began at once to excuse themselves. The first said to him, “I have bought a field, and I must go out to see it; I ask you, consider me excused.” |
| 18. Dynamic Translation But everyone immediately started making excuses. The first person told him, “I purchased a field, and I have an unavoidable need to go look at it; please let me be excused.” |