The Lord God said, “Who told you that you were without clothes? Have you eaten from the tree of which I told you not to eat?” The man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman said, “The snake fooled me, and I ate.”
Genesis 3:11-13 (NLV)
But they all began making excuses. One said, ‘I have just bought a field and must inspect it. Please excuse me.’ Another said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of oxen, and I want to try them out. Please excuse me.’ Another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’
Luke 14:18-20 (NLT)
He said to another person, “Come, follow Me.” The man agreed, but he said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.” But Jesus told him, “Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead! Your duty is to go and preach about the Kingdom Of God.”
Another said, “Yes, Lord, I will follow you, but first let me say good-bye to my family.” But Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for The Kingdom Of God.”
Luke 9:59-62 (NLT)
Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You almost persuade me to become a Christian.”
Acts 26:28 (NKJV)
For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see His Invisible Qualities, His Eternal Power and Divine Nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.
Romans 1:20 (NLT)