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Luke 14:15-35

15WhenδέdeG1161oneτιςtisG5100of thoseτῶνtōnG3588reclining withσυνανακειμένωνsunanakeimenōnG4873HimheardἈκούσαςAkousasG191thisταῦταtautaG3778,he saidεἶπενeipenG2036toαὐτῷ·autōG846Jesus, “BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107is everyonewhoὅστιςhostisG3748will eat at the feastφάγεται ἄρτονphagetai artonG5315 G740inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.”

16ButδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588JesusrepliedεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτῷ·autōG846, “A certainτιςtisG5100manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444preparedἐποίειepoieiG4160a greatμέγαmegaG3173banquetδεῖπνονdeipnonG1173andκαὶkaiG2532invitedἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564manyπολλούς·pollousG4183guests.

17καὶkaiG2532When it wasτὸνtonG3588timeὥρᾳhōraG5610for theτῇtēaG3588banquetδείπνουdeipnouG1173,he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649hisαὐτοῦautouG846τοῦtouG3588servantδοῦλονdoulonG1401to tellεἰπεῖνeipeinG2036thoseτοῖςtoisG3588who had been invitedκεκλημένοις·keklēmenoisG2564, ‘Comeἔρχεσθε,erchestheG2064,forὅτιhotiG3754everythingisἐστινestinG1510nowἤδηēdēG2235readyἕτοιμάhetoimaG2092.’

18ButκαὶkaiG2532one after anotherἀπὸ μιᾶςapo miasG575 G1520they allπάντεςpantesG3956beganG756to make excusesπαραιτεῖσθαι.¶paraiteisthaiG3868.TheὉHoG3588firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413onesaidεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτῷ·autōG846, ‘I have boughtἠγόρασαēgorasaG59a fieldἀγρὸνagronG68,andκαὶkaiG2532IἔχωechōG2192needἀνάγκηνanagkēnG318to goἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831seeG3708itαὐτόν·autonG846.Pleaseἐρωτῶ σε,erōtō seG2065 G4771excuseἔχε παρῃτημένον.eche parētēmenonG2192 G3868meG1473.’

19καὶkaiG2532AnotherἕτεροςheterosG2087saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, ‘I have boughtἠγόρασαēgorasaG59fiveπέντεpenteG4002yokeζεύγηzeugēG2201of oxenβοῶνboōnG1016,andκαὶkaiG2532I am goingπορεύομαιporeuomaiG4198to tryδοκιμάσαιdokimasaiG1381themαὐτά·autaG846out.Pleaseἐρωτῶ σε,erōtō seG2065 G4771excuseἔχε παρῃτημένον.eche parētēmenonG2192 G3868meG1473.’

20StillκαὶkaiG2532anotherἕτεροςheterosG2087saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, ‘I have marriedἔγημαegēmaG1060a wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135καὶkaiG2532,soδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778I cannotοὐ δύναμαιou dunamaiG3756 G1410comeἐλθεῖν.eltheinG2064.’

21καὶkaiG2532TheὁhoG3588servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401returnedπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854andreportedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518all thisταῦτα.¶tautaG3778toτῷtōG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846masterκυρίῳkuriōG2962.ThenΤότεToteG5119theὁhoG3588owner of the houseοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsG3617became angryὀργισθεὶςorgistheisG3710andsaidεἶπενeipenG2036toτῷtōG3588hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846servantδούλῳdoulōG1401, ‘Go outἔξελθεexeltheG1831quicklyταχέωςtacheōsG5030intoεἰςeisG1519theτὰςtasG3588streetsG4113andκαὶkaiG2532alleysῥύμαςrhumasG4505of theτῆςtēsG3588cityπόλεως,poleōsG4172,andκαὶkaiG2532bring inεἰσάγαγε ὧδε.eisagage hōdeG1521 G5602theτοὺςtousG3588poorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434καὶkaiG2532, thecrippledἀναπείρουςanapeirousG376καὶkaiG2532, theblindτυφλοὺςtuphlousG5185,andκαὶkaiG2532thelameχωλοὺςchōlousG5560.’

22‘Sirκύριε,kurieG2962καὶkaiG2532,’theὁhoG3588servantδοῦλος·doulosG1401repliedεἶπενeipenG2036, ‘whatὃhoG3739you orderedἐπέταξας,epetaxasG2004has been doneγέγονενgegonenG1096,andκαὶkaiG2532there isἐστίν.estinG1510stillἔτιetiG2089roomτόποςtoposG5117.’

23SoκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962toldεἶπεν πρὸςeipen prosG2036 G4314hisτὸνtonG3588servantδοῦλον·doulonG1401, ‘Go outἔξελθεexeltheG1831toεἰςeisG1519theτὰςtasG3588highwaysὁδοὺςhodousG3598andκαὶkaiG2532hedgesφραγμοὺςphragmousG5418andκαὶkaiG2532compelἀνάγκασονanagkasonG315themto come inεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525,so thatἵναinaG2443myG1473ὁhoG3588houseοἶκος.oikosG3624will be fullγεμισθῇgemisthēaG1072.

24ForγὰρgarG1063I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,not oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762of thoseἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565τῶνtōnG3588menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435whoτῶνtōnG3588were invitedκεκλημένωνkeklēmenōnG2564will tasteγεύσεταίgeusetaiG1089myG1473τοῦtouG3588banquetδείπνουdeipnouG1173.’”

25NowδὲdeG1161largeπολλοί.polloiG4183crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793were traveling withΣυνεπορεύοντοSuneporeuontoG4848JesusαὐτῷautōG846,andκαὶkaiG2532He turnedστραφεὶςstrapheisG4762andsaidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846,

26“IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064toπρόςprosG4314MeG1473andκαὶkaiG2532does notοὐouG3756hateμισεῖmiseiG3404hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438τὸνtonG3588fatherπατέραpateraG3962andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588motherμητέραmēteraG3384andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135andκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043andκαὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80andκαὶkaiG2532τὰςtasG3588sistersἀδελφάς,adelphasG79—yesἔτιetiG2089τεteG5037,evenκαὶkaiG2532hisἑαυτοῦ,he'autouG1438ownτὴνtēnG3588lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590—he cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG3756 G1410beG1510MyG1473discipleμαθητής.mathētēsG3101.

27AndwhoeverὅστιςhostisG3748does notοὐouG3756carryβαστάζειbastazeiG941hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438τὸνtonG3588crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716andκαὶkaiG2532followἔρχεται ὀπίσωerchetai opisōG2064 G3694MeG1473cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG3756 G1410beG1510MyG1473discipleμαθητής.¶mathētēsG3101.

28γὰρgarG1063WhichΤίςTisG5101ofἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,wishingθέλωνthelōnG2309to buildοἰκοδομῆσαιoikodomēsaiG3618a towerπύργονpurgonG4444,does notοὐχὶouchiG3780firstG4412sit downκαθίσαςkathisasG2523andcountψηφίζειpsēphizeiG5585theτὴνtēnG3588costδαπάνηνdapanēnG1160to see ifεἰeiG1487he hasἔχειecheiG2192the resourcestoεἰςeisG1519completeἀπαρτισμόν;apartismonG535it?

29Otherwiseἵνα μήποτεina mēpotepoteG2443 G3361 G4219,if he laysθέντοςthentosG5087theαὐτοῦautouG846foundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310andκαὶkaiG2532is unableμὴ ἰσχύοντοςmē ischuontosG3361 G2480to finishἐκτελέσαιektelesaiG1615the work,everyoneπάντεςpantesG3956whoοἱhoiG3588seesθεωροῦντεςtheōrountesG2334itwill ridiculeἐμπαίζεινempaizeinG756 G1702himαὐτῷautōG846,

30sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004ὅτιhotiG3754, ‘ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778ὁhoG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444καὶkaiG2532couldἴσχυσενischusenG2480notοὐκoukG3756finishἐκτελέσαι.ektelesaiG1615what he startedG756to buildοἰκοδομεῖνoikodomeinG3618.’

31OrἢēG2228whatτίςtisG5101kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935on his wayπορευόμενοςporeuomenosG4198to warσυμβαλεῖν εἰς πόλεμονsumbalein eis polemonG4820 G1519 G4171with anotherἑτέρῳheterōG2087kingβασιλεῖbasileiG935will not first sit downοὐχὶ καθίσαςouchi kathisasG3780 G2523 G4412andconsiderβουλεύσεταιbouleusetaiG1011whetherεἰeiG1487heἐστινestinG1510canδυνατόςdunatosG1415engageὑπαντῆσαιhupantēsaiG5221withἐνenG1722tenδέκαdekaG1176thousandχιλιάσινchiliasinG5505mentheτῷtōG3588onecomingἐρχομένῳerchomenōG2064againstἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτόν;autonG846withμετὰmetaG3326twentyεἴκοσιeikosiG1501thousandχιλιάδωνchiliadōnG5505?

32AndδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487he is unableG1490,he will sendἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649a delegationπρεσβείανpresbeianG4242while the other kingαὐτοῦautouG846isὄντοςontosG1510stillἔτιetiG2089far offπόρρωporrōG4206,to askἐρωτᾷerōtaG2065τὰtaG3588forπρὸςprosG4314terms of peaceεἰρήνην.¶eirēnēnG1515.

33In the same wayΟὕτως οὖνHoutōs ounG3779 G3767,any oneπᾶςpasG3956ofἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771whoὃςhosG3739does not give upοὐκ ἀποτάσσεταιouk apotassetaiG3756 G657everythingπᾶσινpasinG3956τοῖςtoisG3588heἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438hasὑπάρχουσιν,huparchousinG5225cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG3756 G1410beG1510MyG1473discipleμαθητής.¶mathētēsG3101.

34οὖνounG3767τὸtoG3588Saltἅλας·halasG217isgoodΚαλὸνKalonG2570,butδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437theτὸtoG3588saltἅλαςhalasG217καὶkaiG2532loses its savorμωρανθῇ,mōranthēaG3471,withἐνenG1722whatτίνιtiniG5101will it be seasonedἀρτυθήσεται;artuthēsetaiG741?

35It isἐστιν·estinG1510fitεὔθετόνeuthetonG2111neitherοὔτεouteG3777forεἰςeisG1519thesoilγῆνgēnG1093norοὔτεouteG3777forεἰςeisG1519themanure pileκοπρίανkoprianG2874, anditαὐτό.autoG846is thrownβάλλουσινballousinG906outἔξωexōG1854.He whoὁhoG3588hasἔχωνechōnG2192earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191,let him hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.”

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