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23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain [them] to come in, that my house may be filled.
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“Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.
24 For I say unto you, that none of those men that were bidden shall taste of my supper.
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I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.’ ”
25 Now there went with him great multitudes: and he turned, and said unto them,
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Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said:
26 If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
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“If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.
27 Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
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And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
28 For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have [wherewith] to complete it?
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“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?
29 Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him,
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For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you,
30 saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
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saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’
31 Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
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“Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Won’t he first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and asketh conditions of peace.
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If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace.
33 So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
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In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.
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