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Luke 14:28-32

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.
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