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Luke 14:25-33

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 cannotδύναταιdunataiG1410G3756be My discipleμαθητής.mathētēsG3101.
27WhoeverὅστιςhostisG3748does notcarryβαστάζειbastazeiG941his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716and comeἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064afterὀπίσωopisōG3694Me cannotδύναταιdunataiG1410G3756be My discipleμαθητής.¶mathētēsG3101.
28For whichΤίςTisG5101one of you, when he wantsθέλωνthelōnG2309to buildοἰκοδομῆσαιoikodomēsaiG3618a towerπύργονpurgonG4444,does not firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413sitG2523downκαθίσαςkathisasG2523and calculateψηφίζειpsēphizeiG5585the costδαπάνηνdapanēnG1160, to seeifεἰeiG1487he hasἔχειecheiG2192enoughto completeἀπαρτισμόν;apartismonG535it?
29OtherwiseἵναinaG2443G3361,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,noneπᾶςpasG3956G3756of you canδύναταιdunataiG1410be My discipleμαθητής.¶mathētēsG3101whoὃςhosG3739does notgiveG657upG657allπᾶσινpasinG3956his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438possessionsὑπάρχουσιν,huparchousinG5225.
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