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Luke 14:15-35

15AndwhenoneτιςtisG5100ofthemthatsatatmeatwithhimheardG191thesethingsταῦταtautaG3778,hesaidG3004untohim,BlessedishethatshalleatG2068breadἄρτονartonG740inthekingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932ofGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

16ButhesaidG3004untohim,AcertainτιςtisG5100manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444madeG4160agreatμέγαmegaG3173supperδεῖπνονdeipnonG1173;andhebademanyπολλούς·pollousG4183:

17andhesentG649forthG649hisservantδοῦλονdoulonG1401atsupperδείπνουdeipnouG1173timeG5610tosayG3004tothemthatwereG1510bidden,Comeἔρχεσθε,erchestheG2064;forallthingsareG1510nowreadyἕτοιμάhetoimaG2092.

18AndtheyallwithoneμιᾶςmiasG1520consentbeganG757tomakeexcuse.ThefirstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413saidG3004untohim,IhaveboughtG59afieldἀγρὸνagronG68,andImustneedsgoG1831outandseeG3708it;Ipray theehavemeexcused.

19AndanothersaidG3004,IhaveboughtG59fiveπέντεpenteG4002yokeofoxenβοῶνboōnG1016,andIgoG4198toprovethem;Ipray theehavemeexcused.

20AndanothersaidG3004,IhavemarriedG1060awifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,andthereforeIcannotcomeἐλθεῖν.eltheinG2064.

21AndtheservantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401cameG1831,andtoldG3004hislordG2962thesethingsταῦτα.¶tautaG3778.ThenthemasterκυρίῳkuriōG2962ofthehouseοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsG3617beingangryὀργισθεὶςorgistheisG3710saidG3004tohisservantδούλῳdoulōG1401,GoἔξελθεexeltheG1831outquicklyintothestreetsG4505andlanesofthecityπόλεως,poleōsG4172,andbringεἰσάγαγεeisagageG1521inhitherthepoorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434andmaimedandblindτυφλοὺςtuphlousG5185andlameχωλοὺςchōlousG5560.

22Andtheservantδοῦλος·doulosG1401saidG3004,LordG2962,whatthou didstcommandisG1510done,andyetthereisG1510room.

23AndthelordG2962saidG3004untotheservantδοῦλον·doulonG1401,GoἔξελθεexeltheG1831outintothehighwaysὁδοὺςhodousG3598andhedges,andconstrainthemtocomeG1831in,thatmyhouseοἶκος.oikosG3624maybefilledγεμισθῇgemisthēaG1072.

24ForIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,thatnoneG3762ofthosemenG435thatwerebiddenshalltasteγεύσεταίgeusetaiG1089ofmysupperδείπνουdeipnouG1173.

25NowG1161therewentwithhimgreatπολλοί.polloiG4183multitudesG3793:andheturnedστραφεὶςstrapheisG4762,andsaidG3004untothem,

26Ifanymancometh untome,andhatethnothisownG1438fatherπατέραpateraG3962,andmotherμητέραmēteraG3384,andwifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,andchildrenG5043,andbrethren,andsistersἀδελφάς,adelphasG79, yea,andhisownG1438lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590alsoG2532,hecannotbeG1510mydiscipleμαθητής.mathētēsG3101.

27Whosoever dothnotbearG941hisownG1438crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716,andcomeG2064afterme,cannotbeG1510mydiscipleμαθητής.¶mathētēsG3101.

28Forwhichofyou,desiringG2309tobuildοἰκοδομῆσαιoikodomēsaiG3618atowerπύργονpurgonG4444, dothnotfirstπρῶτονprōtonG4413sitG2523downκαθίσαςkathisasG2523andcountthecost,whetherhehavewherewithtocompleteit?

29LestG3361haply,whenhehathlaidθέντοςthentosG5087afoundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310,andisnotableἰσχύοντοςischuontosG2480tofinishἐκτελέσαιektelesaiG1615,allthatbeholdbeginἄρξωνταιarxōntaiG757tomockἐμπαίζεινempaizeinG1702him,

30sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,ThismanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444beganG757tobuildοἰκοδομεῖνoikodomeinG3618,andwasnotableἴσχυσενischusenG2480tofinishἐκτελέσαι.ektelesaiG1615.

31OrwhatkingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935,ashegoethtoencounteranotherkingβασιλεῖbasileiG935inwarπόλεμονpolemonG4171,willnotsitG2523downfirstπρῶτονprōtonG4413andtake counselwhetherheisG1510ableδυνατόςdunatosG1415withtenδέκαdekaG1176thousandχιλιάσινchiliasinG5505tomeethimthatcomethagainsthimwithtwentyεἴκοσιeikosiG1501thousandχιλιάδωνchiliadōnG5505?

32Orelse,whiletheotherisG1510yetagreatwayoff,hesendethanambassage,andasketh conditionsofpeaceεἰρήνην.¶eirēnēnG1515.

33SothereforeοὖνounG3767whosoeverhebeG1510ofyouthatrenouncethnotallthathehath,hecannotbeG1510mydiscipleμαθητής.¶mathētēsG3101.

34Saltἅλας·halasG217thereforeοὖνounG3767isgoodΚαλὸνKalonG2570:butifevenκαὶkaiG2532thesaltἅλαςhalasG217havelost its savor, wherewithshallitbeseasonedἀρτυθήσεται;artuthēsetaiG741?

35ItisG1510fitneitherforthelandG1093norforthedunghill:mencastβάλλουσινballousinG906itout.HethathathearsὦταōtaG3775tohearἀκούεινakoueinG191,lethimhearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.

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