Luke 14:18-35

18And yet they allG3956 alikeG575G1520 beganG757 to makeG3868 excusesG3868. The firstG4413 oneG4413 saidG3004 to him, ‘I purchasedG59 a fieldG68 and I needG318 to goG1831 outG1831 to lookG3708 at it; 1pleaseG2065 considerG2192 me excusedG3868.’ 19And anotherG2087 oneG2087 saidG3004, ‘I boughtG59 fiveG4002 yokeG2201 of oxenG1016, and I am goingG4198 to tryG1381 them outG1381; 2pleaseG2065 considerG2192 me excusedG3868.’ 20And anotherG2087 oneG2087 saidG3004, ‘3I tookG1060 a womanG1135 as my wifeG1060, and for that reasonG1223 I cannotG1410G3756 comeG2064.’ 21And the slaveG1401 cameG3854 back and reportedG518 thisG3778 to his masterG2962. ThenG5119 the headG3617 ofG3617 theG3617 householdG3617 becameG3710 angryG3710 and saidG3004 to his slaveG1401, ‘GoG1831 outG1831 at onceG5030 into the streetsG4116 and lanesG4505 of the cityG4172 and bringG1521 inG1521 hereG5602 thoseG3588 who are poorG4434, those with disabilitiesG374, those who are blindG5185, and those who are limpingG5560.’ 22And later the slaveG1401 saidG3004, ‘MasterG2962, whatG3739 you commandedG2004 has beenG1096 doneG1096, and stillG2089 there is roomG5117.’ 23And the masterG2962 saidG3004 to the slaveG1401, ‘GoG1831 outG1831 into the roadsG3598 and the hedgesG5418 and pressG315 uponG315 them to comeG1525 inG1525, soG2443 thatG2443 my houseG3624 will be filledG1072. 24For I tellG3004 you, noneG3762 of thoseG1565 menG435 who were invitedG2564 shall tasteG1089 my dinnerG1173.’”

25NowG1161 4largeG4183 crowdsG3793 were goingG4848 alongG4848 with Him, and He turnedG4762 and saidG3004 to them, 26“5IfG1487 anyoneG5100 comesG2064 to Me and does not 6hateG3404 his own fatherG3962, motherG3384, wifeG1135, childrenG5043, brothersG80, sistersG79, yesG2089, and evenG2532 his ownG1438 lifeG5590, he cannotG1410G3756 be My discipleG3101. 27WhoeverG3748 does not 7carryG941 his ownG1438 crossG4716 and comeG2064 afterG3694 Me cannotG1410G3756 be My discipleG3101. 28For whichG5101 one of you, when he wantsG2309 to buildG3618 a towerG4444, does not firstG4413 sitG2523 downG2523 and calculateG5585 the costG1160, to see ifG1487 he hasG2192 enough to completeG535 it? 29OtherwiseG2443G3361, whenG4218 he has laidG5087 a foundationG2310 and isG2480 not ableG2480 to finishG1615, allG3956 who are watchingG2334 it will beginG757 to ridiculeG1702 him, 30sayingG3004, ‘ThisG3778 personG444 beganG757 to buildG3618, and wasG2480 not ableG2480 to finishG1615!’ 31OrG2228 whatG5101 kingG935, when he setsG4198 outG4198 to meetG4820 anotherG2087 kingG935 in battleG4171, will not firstG4413 sitG2523 downG2523 and 8considerG1011 whetherG1487 he is strongG1415 enough with tenG1176 thousandG5505 men to faceG5221 the one comingG2064 againstG1909 him with twentyG1501 thousandG5505? 32OtherwiseG1490, while the otherG846 is stillG2089 farG4206 awayG4206, he sendsG649 a delegationG4242 and requestsG2065 termsG4314 of peaceG1515. 33SoG3779 thenG3767, noneG3956G3756 of you canG1410 be My discipleG3101 whoG3739 9does not 10giveG657 upG657 allG3956 his ownG1438 possessionsG5225.

34“ThereforeG3767, saltG217 is goodG2570; but 11ifG1437 evenG2532 saltG217 has becomeG3471 tastelessG3471, with whatG5101 will it be 12seasonedG741? 35It is uselessG3777G2111 eitherG3777 for the soilG1093 orG3777 the manureG2874 pileG2874, so it is thrownG906 out. 13The one who hasG2192 earsG3775 to hearG191, 14let him hearG191.”