Luke 14
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Luke 14:25-32

25NowG1161 1largeG4183 crowdsG3793 were goingG4848 alongG4848 with Him, and He turnedG4762 and saidG3004 to them,

26“2IfG1487 anyoneG5100 comesG2064 to Me and does not 3hateG3404 his own fatherG3962, motherG3384, wifeG1135, childrenG5043, brothersG80, sistersG79, yesG2089, and evenG2532 his ownG1438 lifeG5590, he cannotG1410G3756 be My discipleG3101.

27WhoeverG3748 does not 4carryG941 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 5considerG1011 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.

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Notes

  1. 1. Luke 14:25 Lit many ↩
  2. 2. Luke 14:26 Matt 10:37 ↩
  3. 3. Luke 14:26 I.e., in comparison to his love for Me ↩
  4. 4. Luke 14:27 Matt 10:38; 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23 ↩
  5. 5. Luke 14:31 Prov 20:18 ↩

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