those who had been invited, come, for all is now ready. But they all alike began to make excuses and to beg off. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of land, and I have to go out and see it; I beg you, have me excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to examine and put my approval on them; I beg you, have me excused. And another said, I have married a wife, and because of this I am unable to come…” This means that at the time of the invitation these people had certain things that were bigger than the invitation and yet to us we know that we lose our lives only to find it in Christ. This means that it is also possible in the 127
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