Bible Verses About Excuses
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for excuses, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 2,630 votes, led by Luke 14:18-20. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Excuses
Luke 14:18-20256 votes
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.
Exodus 4:10-14190 votes
And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
Luke 9:59-62165 votes
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Jeremiah 1:4-10122 votes
Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Genesis 3:13110 votes
And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
Romans 2:1103 votes
Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
Romans 1:20101 votes
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Genesis 3:1279 votes
And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
Matthew 8:2169 votes
And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Exodus 4:162 votes
And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee.
Romans 2:1-2957 votes
Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
Judges 6:12-1751 votes
And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.
Luke 14:1851 votes
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.
2 Kings 5:10-1446 votes
And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
2 Peter 3:941 votes
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
John 15:2239 votes
If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.
Jeremiah 1:7-836 votes
But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
Proverbs 26:1333 votes
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
1 Kings 19:19-2131 votes
So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
Exodus 32:22-2428 votes
And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.
Matthew 7:2128 votes
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
2 Timothy 1:727 votes
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Luke 14:2026 votes
And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
Luke 14:1925 votes
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
John 3:1624 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
What does the Bible say about excuses?
Readers most often cite Luke 14:18-20 on the subject of excuses. Across 2,630 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Exodus 4:10-14, Luke 9:59-62, Jeremiah 1:4-10. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.