# Connecting Statement:

Jesus continues telling his parable.

# General Information:

All of the people who were invited gave the servant excuses about why they could not come to the banquet.

# to make excuses

"to say why they could not come to the dinner"

# Please excuse me

"Please forgive me" or "Please accept my apology"

# five pairs of oxen

Oxen were used in pairs to pull farming tools. AT: "10 oxen to work in my fields" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# married a wife

Use an expression that is natural in your language. Some languages may say "gotten married" or "taken a wife."

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible//ox]]