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Luke 14:25-33

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.

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