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20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
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“Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’
21 And the servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and maimed and blind and lame.
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“The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.’
22 And the servant said, Lord, what thou didst command is done, and yet there is room.
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“ ‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.’
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.’
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