New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 14:25-35

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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