New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 14:15-35

15When oneτιςtisG5100of thoseG3588who were recliningσυνανακειμένωνsunanakeimenōnG4873at the tablewith Him heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191thisταῦταtautaG3778,he saidG3004to Him, “BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107is everyoneG3748whoG3748will eatG2068breadἄρτονartonG740in the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316!”

16But He saidG3004to him, “A manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444was givingἐποίειepoieiG4160a bigμέγαmegaG3173dinnerδεῖπνονdeipnonG1173,and he invitedἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564manyπολλούς·pollousG4183;

17and at the dinnerδείπνουdeipnouG1173hourὥρᾳhōraG5610he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649his slaveδοῦλονdoulonG1401to sayG3004to thoseG3588who had been invitedκεκλημένοις·keklēmenoisG2564, ‘Comeἔρχεσθε,erchestheG2064;for everything is readyἕτοιμάhetoimaG2092nowἤδηēdēG2235.’

18But they allπάντεςpantesG3956alikeἀπὸ μιᾶςapo miasG575 G1520beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757to makeG3868excusesG3868.The firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413oneG4413saidG3004to him, ‘I have boughtἠγόρασαēgorasaG59apieceG68of landG68and I needἀνάγκηνanagkēnG318to goἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831out and lookG3708at it;pleaseἐρωτῶerōtōG2065considerG2192me excusedG3868.’

19AnotherG2087oneG2087saidG3004, ‘I have boughtἠγόρασαēgorasaG59fiveπέντεpenteG4002yokeζεύγηzeugēG2201of oxenβοῶνboōnG1016,and I am goingπορεύομαιporeuomaiG4198to tryδοκιμάσαιdokimasaiG1381them out;pleaseἐρωτῶerōtōG2065considerἔχεecheG2192me excusedπαρῃτημένον.parētēmenonG3868.’

20AnotherG2087oneG2087saidG3004, ‘I have marriedἔγημαegēmaG1060a wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,and for that reasonδιὰdiaG1223I cannotοὐ δύναμαιou dunamaiG1410 G3756comeἐλθεῖν.eltheinG2064.’

21And the slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401cameπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854backand reportedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518thisταῦτα.¶tautaG3778to his masterκυρίῳkuriōG2962.ThenΤότεToteG5119the headG3617of the householdG3617became angryὀργισθεὶςorgistheisG3710and saidG3004to his slaveδούλῳdoulōG1401, ‘GoἔξελθεexeltheG1831out at onceταχέωςtacheōsG5030into the streetsπλατείαςplateiasG4116and lanesῥύμαςrhumasG4505of the cityπόλεως,poleōsG4172and bringεἰσάγαγεeisagageG1521in hereὧδε.hōdeG5602the poorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434and crippledἀναπείρουςanapeirousG376and blindτυφλοὺςtuphlousG5185and lameχωλοὺςchōlousG5560.’

22And the slaveδοῦλος·doulosG1401saidG3004, ‘Masterκύριε,kurieG2962,whatὃhoG3739you commandedἐπέταξας,epetaxasG2004has beenG1096doneG1096,and stillἔτιetiG2089there is roomτόποςtoposG5117.’

23And the masterκύριοςkuriosG2962saidG3004to the slaveδοῦλον·doulonG1401, ‘GoἔξελθεexeltheG1831out into the highwaysὁδοὺςhodousG3598and along the hedgesφραγμοὺςphragmousG5418,and compelἀνάγκασονanagkasonG315themto comeεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525in, soἵναinaG2443that my houseοἶκος.oikosG3624may be filledγεμισθῇgemisthēaG1072.

24For I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, noneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762of thoseἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435who were invitedκεκλημένωνkeklēmenōnG2564shall tasteγεύσεταίgeusetaiG1089of my dinnerδείπνουdeipnouG1173.’”

25NowδὲdeG1161largeπολλοί.polloiG4183crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793were goingG4848alongG4848with Him; and He turnedστραφεὶςstrapheisG4762and saidG3004to them,

26“IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to Me, and does nothateμισεῖmiseiG3404his own fatherπατέραpateraG3962and motherμητέραmēteraG3384and wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135and childrenτέκναteknaG5043and brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80and sistersἀδελφάς,adelphasG79,yesἔτιetiG2089,and evenG2532his ownG1438lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590,he cannotδύναταιdunataiG1410 G3756be My discipleμαθητής.mathētēsG3101.

27WhoeverὅστιςhostisG3748does notcarryβαστάζειbastazeiG941his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716and comeἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064afterὀπίσωopisōG3694Me cannotδύναταιdunataiG1410 G3756be My discipleμαθητής.¶mathētēsG3101.

28For whichΤίςTisG5101one of you, when he wantsθέλωνthelōnG2309to buildοἰκοδομῆσαιoikodomēsaiG3618a towerπύργονpurgonG4444,does not firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413sitG2523downκαθίσαςkathisasG2523and calculateψηφίζειpsēphizeiG5585the costδαπάνηνdapanēnG1160to see ifεἰeiG1487he hasἔχειecheiG2192enough to completeἀπαρτισμόν;apartismonG535it?

29OtherwiseἵναinaG2443 G3361,whenμήποτεmēpotepoteG4218he has laidθέντοςthentosG5087a foundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310and is not ableἰσχύοντοςischuontosG2480to finishἐκτελέσαιektelesaiG1615,allπάντεςpantesG3956who observeθεωροῦντεςtheōrountesG2334it beginἄρξωνταιarxōntaiG757to ridiculeἐμπαίζεινempaizeinG1702him,

30sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, ‘ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to buildοἰκοδομεῖνoikodomeinG3618and was not ableἴσχυσενischusenG2480to finishἐκτελέσαι.ektelesaiG1615.’

31OrἢēG2228whatτίςtisG5101kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935,when he setsπορευόμενοςporeuomenosG4198out to meetσυμβαλεῖνsumbaleinG4820anotherἑτέρῳheterōG2087kingβασιλεῖbasileiG935in battleπόλεμονpolemonG4171,will not firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413sitG2523downκαθίσαςkathisasG2523andconsiderβουλεύσεταιbouleusetaiG1011whetherεἰeiG1487he is strongG1415enoughG1415with tenδέκαdekaG1176thousandχιλιάσινchiliasinG5505mento encounterὑπαντῆσαιhupantēsaiG5221the one comingἐρχομένῳerchomenōG2064againstἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909him with twentyεἴκοσιeikosiG1501thousandχιλιάδωνchiliadōnG5505?

32OrδὲdeG1161elseG1490,while the otherαὐτοῦautouG846is stillἔτιetiG2089farπόρρωporrōG4206awayG4206,he sendsἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649a delegationπρεσβείανpresbeianG4242and asksἐρωτᾷerōtaG2065for termsπρὸςprosG4314of peaceεἰρήνην.¶eirēnēnG1515.

33SoΟὕτωςHoutōsG3779thenοὖνounG3767,noneπᾶςpasG3956 G3756of you canδύναταιdunataiG1410be My discipleμαθητής.¶mathētēsG3101whoὃςhosG3739does not giveἀποτάσσεταιapotassetaiG657up allπᾶσινpasinG3956his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438possessionsὑπάρχουσιν,huparchousinG5225.

34“ThereforeοὖνounG3767,saltἅλας·halasG217is goodΚαλὸνKalonG2570; butifἐὰνeanG1437evenκαὶkaiG2532saltἅλαςhalasG217has becomeμωρανθῇ,mōranthēaG3471tastelessG3471,with whatτίνιtiniG5101will it be seasonedἀρτυθήσεται;artuthēsetaiG741?

35It is uselessεὔθετόνeuthetonG3777 G2111eitherG3777for the soilγῆνgēnG1093orG3777for the manureκοπρίανkoprianG2874pileG2874;it is thrownβάλλουσινballousinG906out.He who hasἔχωνechōnG2192earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191,let him hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.”

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