I cannot come (ου δυναμα ελθειν). Less polite than the others but a more plausible pretence if he wanted to make it so. The law ex…

I have married a wife, etc. Our Saviour here doubtless intends to teach us that the love of earthly relatives and friends often draws our …

I have married a wife.—It may be noted that the Law of Moses allowed men to plead this, and the building of a house, or p…

This man did not ask to be excused; he had married a wife, so that settled the matter: of course, he could not go to the feast.

Eusebius of Caesarea: Our Lord had just taught us to prepare our feasts for those who cannot repay, since we will have our …

The striking thing is that “all” of them declined. Their excuses are weak. One man “must” go to see a purchased field he probably had seen before h…

And another said, I have married a wife,
&c.] And his pretence might be, that he had his own marriage feast, and fri…

In this parable, observe the free grace and mercy of God shining in the gospel of Christ, which will be food and a feast for the soul of one who kn…