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Luke 14:15-35

15AndoneτιςtisG5100ofthosethatwerelyingattablewith[them],hearingG191thesethingsταῦταtautaG3778,saidG3004tohim,Blessed[is]hewhoshalleatG2068breadἄρτονartonG740inthekingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932ofGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

16AndhesaidG3004tohim,AcertainτιςtisG5100manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444madeG4160agreatμέγαmegaG3173supperδεῖπνονdeipnonG1173andinvitedmanyπολλούς·pollousG4183.

17AndhesentG649hisbondmanatthehourὥρᾳhōraG5610ofsupperδείπνουdeipnouG1173tosayG3004tothosewhowereG1510invited,Comeἔρχεσθε,erchestheG2064,foralreadyG2235allthingsareG1510readyἕτοιμάhetoimaG2092.

18AndallbeganG757,withoutexception,toexcusethemselves.ThefirstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413saidG3004tohim,IhaveboughtG59landG68,andImustgoG1831outandseeG3708it;Ipray theeholdG2192meforexcused.

19AndanothersaidG3004,IhaveboughtG59fiveπέντεpenteG4002yokeofoxenβοῶνboōnG1016,andIgoG4198toprovethem;Ipray theeholdG2192meforexcused.

20AndanothersaidG3004,IhavemarriedG1060awifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,andonthisaccountG1223Icannotcomeἐλθεῖν.eltheinG2064.

21AndthebondmancameG1831upandbroughtεἰσάγαγεeisagageG1521backwordG518ofthesethingsταῦτα.¶tautaG3778tohislordG2962.ThenthemasterκυρίῳkuriōG2962ofthehouseοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsG3617,inanger,saidG3004tohisbondman,GoἔξελθεexeltheG1831outquicklyintothestreetsG4505andlanesofthecityπόλεως,poleōsG4172,andbringG1521hereὧδε.hōdeG5602thepoorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434andcrippledandlameχωλοὺςchōlousG5560andblindτυφλοὺςtuphlousG5185.

22AndthebondmansaidG3004,Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,itisG1510doneasthou hastcommandedἐπέταξας,epetaxasG2004,andthereisG1510stillἔτιetiG2089room.

23AndthelordG2962saidG3004tothebondman,GoἔξελθεexeltheG1831outintothewaysG3598andfencesandcompelἀνάγκασονanagkasonG315tocomeG1831in,thatmyhouseοἶκος.oikosG3624maybefilledγεμισθῇgemisthēaG1072;

24forIsayλέγωlegōG3004toyou,thatnotoneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762ofthosemenG435whowereinvitedshalltasteγεύσεταίgeusetaiG1089ofmysupperδείπνουdeipnouG1173.

25Andgreatπολλοί.polloiG4183crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793wentwithhim;and,turningστραφεὶςstrapheisG4762round,hesaidG3004tothem,

26IfanymancomeG2064tome,andshallnothateG3404hisownG1438fatherπατέραpateraG3962andmotherμητέραmēteraG3384,andwifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,andchildrenG5043,andbrothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80,andsistersἀδελφάς,adelphasG79, yea,andhisownG1438lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590too,hecannotbeG1510mydiscipleμαθητής.mathētēsG3101;

27andwhoeverdoesnotcarryG941hiscrossσταυρὸνstauronG4716andcomeG2064aftermecannotbeG1510mydiscipleμαθητής.¶mathētēsG3101.

28Forwhichofyou, desirousofbuildingοἰκοδομῆσαιoikodomēsaiG3618atowerπύργονpurgonG4444,doesnotfirstπρῶτονprōtonG4413sitG2523downκαθίσαςkathisasG2523andcountthecost,ifhehavewhat[isneeded]tocompleteit;

29inorderG2443that, havinglaidθέντοςthentosG5087thefoundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310ofit,andnotbeingableἰσχύοντοςischuontosG2480tofinishἐκτελέσαιektelesaiG1615it,allwhoseeθεωροῦντεςtheōrountesG2334itdonotbeginἄρξωνταιarxōntaiG757tomockἐμπαίζεινempaizeinG1702athim,

30sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,ThismanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444beganG757tobuildοἰκοδομεῖνoikodomeinG3618andwasnotableἴσχυσενischusenG2480tofinishἐκτελέσαι.ektelesaiG1615?

31OrwhatkingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935,goingG4198onhiswaytoengageinwarπόλεμονpolemonG4171withanotherkingβασιλεῖbasileiG935,doesnot,sittingG2523downκαθίσαςkathisasG2523firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413, take counselwhetherheisG1510ableδυνατόςdunatosG1415withtenδέκαdekaG1176thousandχιλιάσινchiliasinG5505tomeethimcomingG2064againsthimwithtwentyεἴκοσιeikosiG1501thousandχιλιάδωνchiliadōnG5505?

32andifnot,whileheisG1510yetfarπόρρωporrōG4206off, havingsentG649anembassy,heasksἐρωτᾷerōtaG2065fortermsofpeaceεἰρήνην.¶eirēnēnG1515.

33ThusthenG3767everyoneG3739ofyouwhoforsakesnotallthatisG1510hisownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438cannotbeG1510mydiscipleμαθητής.¶mathētēsG3101.

34Saltἅλας·halasG217[then] [is]goodΚαλὸνKalonG2570,butifthesaltἅλαςhalasG217alsoG2532hasbecomeμωρανθῇ,mōranthēaG3471savourless, wherewithshallitbeseasonedἀρτυθήσεται;artuthēsetaiG741?

35ItisG1510properneitherforlandG1093norfordung;itisG1510castβάλλουσινballousinG906out.HethathathearsὦταōtaG3775tohearἀκούεινakoueinG191,lethimhearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.

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