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# General Information:
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All of the people who were invited gave the servant excuses about why they could not come to the banquet.
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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus continues telling his parable.
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# to make excuses
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"to say why they could not come to the dinner"
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# The first said to him
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The reader should be able to infer that these people spoke directly to the servant whom the master had sent out ([Luke 14:17](../14/17.md)). Alternate translation: "The first sent him a message, saying" or "The first told the servant to say" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# Please excuse me
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"Please forgive me" or "Please accept my apology"
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