18 They all as one began to make excuses. 'The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.'
19 'Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.'
20 'Another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I can't come.'
21 'That servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.'
22 'The servant said, 'Lord, it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.'
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