Luke 14:18
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.”
πρῶτος
First, foremost, chief. Protos. The first shall be last and the last first. God constantly reverses human rankings. What the world considers great God may consider least.
ἔχω
I have
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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εἴδω
to see
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εἴδω
To know, to see, to perceive. Paul said I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
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ἐρωτάω
I beg of
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ἐρωτάω
to interrogate; by implication, to request
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παραιτέομαι
excused.
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παραιτέομαι
to beg off, i.e. deprecate, decline, shun
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ἐξέρχομαι
going out
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ἐξέρχομαι
to issue (literally or figuratively)
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