New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 14:15-35

15NowδέdeG1161when 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 tellG3004thoseG3588who had been invitedκεκλημένοις·keklēmenoisG2564, ‘Comeἔρχεσθε,erchestheG2064,becauseὅτιhotiG3754everything is readyἕτοιμάhetoimaG2092nowἤδηēdēG2235.’

18And yetthey allπάντεςpantesG3956alikeἀπὸ μιᾶςapo miasG575 G1520beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757to makeG3868excusesG3868.The firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413oneG4413saidG3004to him, ‘I purchasedἠγόρασαēgorasaG59a fieldἀγρὸνagronG68and I needἀνάγκηνanagkēnG318to goG1831outG1831to lookG3708at it;pleaseἐρωτῶerōtōG2065considerG2192me excusedG3868.’

19And anotherG2087oneG2087saidG3004, ‘I boughtἠγόρασαēgorasaG59fiveπέντεpenteG4002yokeζεύγηzeugēG2201of oxenβοῶνboōnG1016,and I am goingπορεύομαιporeuomaiG4198to tryG1381them outG1381;pleaseἐρωτῶerōtōG2065considerἔχεecheG2192me excusedπαρῃτημένον.parētēmenonG3868.’

20And anotherG2087oneG2087saidG3004, ‘I tookG1060a womanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135as my wifeG1060,and for that reasonδιὰdiaG1223I cannotοὐ δύναμαιou dunamaiG1410 G3756comeἐλθεῖν.eltheinG2064.’

21And the slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401cameπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854backand reportedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518thisταῦτα.¶tautaG3778to his masterκυρίῳkuriōG2962.ThenΤότεToteG5119the headG3617ofG3617theG3617householdG3617becameG3710angryὀργισθεὶςorgistheisG3710and saidG3004to his slaveδούλῳdoulōG1401, ‘GoἔξελθεexeltheG1831outG1831at onceταχέωςtacheōsG5030into the streetsπλατείαςplateiasG4116and lanesῥύμαςrhumasG4505of the cityπόλεως,poleōsG4172and bringεἰσάγαγεeisagageG1521inG1521hereὧδε.hōdeG5602thoseG3588who are poorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434,those with disabilitiesG374,those who are blindτυφλοὺςtuphlousG5185,and those who are limpingχωλοὺςchōlousG5560.’

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

23And the masterκύριοςkuriosG2962saidG3004to the slaveδοῦλον·doulonG1401, ‘GoἔξελθεexeltheG1831outG1831into the roadsὁδοὺςhodousG3598and the hedgesφραγμοὺςphragmousG5418and pressG315uponG315themto comeεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525inG1525,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443my houseοἶκος.oikosG3624will be filledγεμισθῇgemisthēaG1072.

24For I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, noneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762of thoseἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435who were invitedκεκλημένωνkeklēmenōnG2564shall tasteγεύσεταίgeusetaiG1089my dinnerδείπνουdeipnouG1173.’”

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

26“IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to Me and does nothateμισεῖmiseiG3404his own fatherπατέραpateraG3962,motherμητέραmēteraG3384,wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,childrenτέκναteknaG5043,brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80,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 costδαπάνηνdapanēnG1160, to seeifεἰeiG1487he hasἔχειecheiG2192enoughto completeἀπαρτισμόν;apartismonG535it?

29OtherwiseἵναinaG2443 G3361,whenμήποτεmēpotepoteG4218he has laidθέντοςthentosG5087a foundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310and isG2480not ableἰσχύοντοςischuontosG2480to finishἐκτελέσαιektelesaiG1615,allπάντεςpantesG3956who are watchingθεωροῦντεςtheōrountesG2334itwill beginἄρξωνταιarxōntaiG757to ridiculeἐμπαίζεινempaizeinG1702him,

30sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, ‘ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778personἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to buildοἰκοδομεῖνoikodomeinG3618,and wasG2480not ableἴσχυσενischusenG2480to finishἐκτελέσαι.ektelesaiG1615!’

31OrἢēG2228whatτίςtisG5101kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935,when he setsG4198outG4198to meetσυμβαλεῖνsumbaleinG4820anotherἑτέρῳheterōG2087kingβασιλεῖbasileiG935in battleπόλεμονpolemonG4171,will not firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413sitG2523downκαθίσαςkathisasG2523andconsiderβουλεύσεταιbouleusetaiG1011whetherεἰeiG1487he is strongδυνατόςdunatosG1415enoughwith tenδέκαdekaG1176thousandχιλιάσινchiliasinG5505mento faceὑπαντῆσαιhupantēsaiG5221the one comingἐρχομένῳerchomenōG2064againstἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909him with twentyεἴκοσιeikosiG1501thousandχιλιάδωνchiliadōnG5505?

32OtherwiseG1490,while the otherαὐτοῦautouG846is stillἔτιetiG2089farπόρρωporrōG4206awayG4206,he sendsἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649a delegationπρεσβείανpresbeianG4242and requestsἐρωτᾷerōtaG2065termsπρὸςprosG4314of peaceεἰρήνην.¶eirēnēnG1515.

33SoΟὕτωςHoutōsG3779thenοὖνounG3767,noneπᾶςpasG3956 G3756of you canδύναταιdunataiG1410be My discipleμαθητής.¶mathētēsG3101whoὃςhosG3739does notgiveG657upG657allπᾶσινpasinG3956his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438possessionsὑπάρχουσιν,huparchousinG5225.

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

35It is uselessεὔθετόνeuthetonG3777 G2111eitherG3777for the soilγῆνgēnG1093orG3777the manureκοπρίανkoprianG2874pileG2874, soit is thrownβάλλουσινballousinG906out.The one who hasἔχωνechōnG2192earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191,let him hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.”

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