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25 Now large crowds were traveling with him; and he turned and said to them,
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Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said:
26 "Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, 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 Whoever does not carry the cross and follow 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, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough 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 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will begin to ridicule 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 fellow 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, going out to wage war against another king, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one who comes 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 If he cannot, then, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for the terms 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, none of you can become my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions.
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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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