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And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.
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One time when Jesus went for a Sabbath meal with one of the top leaders of the Pharisees, all the guests had their eyes on him, watching his every move.
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One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched.
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Now it happened, as He went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they watched Him closely.
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One Sabbath day Jesus was in the home of a leader of the Pharisees. The people were watching him closely,
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And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.
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Right before him there was a man hugely swollen in his joints.
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There in front of him was a man suffering from dropsy.
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And behold, there was a certain man before Him who had dropsy.
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because there was a man there whose arms and legs were swollen.
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And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?
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So Jesus asked the religion scholars and Pharisees present, "Is it permitted to heal on the Sabbath? Yes or no?"
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Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?"
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And Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"
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Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in religious law, "Well, is it permitted in the law to heal people on the Sabbath day, or not?"
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And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;
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They were silent. So he took the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.
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But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him away.
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But they kept silent. And He took him and healed him, and let him go.
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When they refused to answer, Jesus touched the sick man and healed him and sent him away.
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And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
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Then he said, "Is there anyone here who, if a child or animal fell down a well, wouldn't rush to pull him out immediately, not asking whether or not it was the Sabbath?"
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Then he asked them, "If one of you has a son or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull him out?"
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Then He answered them, saying, "Which of you, having a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?"
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Then he turned to them and asked, "Which of you doesn't work on the Sabbath? If your son or your cow falls into a pit, don't you proceed at once to get him out?"
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And they could not answer him again to these things.
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They were stumped. There was nothing they could say to that.
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And they had nothing to say.
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And they could not answer Him regarding these things.
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Again they had no answer.
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And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
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He went on to tell a story to the guests around the table. Noticing how each had tried to elbow into the place of honor, he said,
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When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable:
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So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them:
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When Jesus noticed that all who had come to the dinner were trying to sit near the head of the table, he gave them this advice:
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When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
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"When someone invites you to dinner, don't take the place of honor. Somebody more important than you might have been invited by the host.
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"When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited.
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"When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place, lest one more honorable than you be invited by him;
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"If you are invited to a wedding feast, don't always head for the best seat. What if someone more respected than you has also been invited?
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And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
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Then he'll come and call out in front of everybody, "You're in the wrong place. The place of honor belongs to this man.' Red-faced, you'll have to make your way to the very last table, the only place left.
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If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, 'Give this man your seat.' Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place.
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and he who invited you and him come and say to you, "Give place to this man,' and then you begin with shame to take the lowest place.
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The host will say, 'Let this person sit here instead.' Then you will be embarrassed and will have to take whatever seat is left at the foot of the table!
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But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
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"When you're invited to dinner, go and sit at the last place. Then when the host comes he may very well say, "Friend, come up to the front.' That will give the dinner guests something to talk about!
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But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, 'Friend, move up to a better place.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all your fellow guests.
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But when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes he may say to you, "Friend, go up higher.' Then you will have glory in the presence of those who sit at the table with you.
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"Do this instead--sit at the foot of the table. Then when your host sees you, he will come and say, 'Friend, we have a better place than this for you!' Then you will be honored in front of all the other guests.
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For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
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What I'm saying is, If you walk around with your nose in the air, you're going to end up flat on your face. But if you're content to be simply yourself, you will become more than yourself."
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For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
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For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
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For the proud will be humbled, but the humble will be honored."
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Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
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Then he turned to the host. "The next time you put on a dinner, don't just invite your friends and family and rich neighbors, the kind of people who will return the favor.
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Then Jesus said to his host, "When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid.
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Then He also said to him who invited Him, "When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid.
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Then he turned to his host. "When you put on a luncheon or a dinner," he said, "don't invite your friends, brothers, relatives, and rich neighbors. For they will repay you by inviting you back.
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But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
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Invite some people who never get invited out, the misfits from the wrong side of the tracks.
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But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,
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But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind.
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Instead, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.
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And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
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You'll be--and experience--a blessing. They won't be able to return the favor, but the favor will be returned--oh, how it will be returned!-at the resurrection of God's people."
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and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."
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And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just."
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Then at the resurrection of the godly, God will reward you for inviting those who could not repay you."
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And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
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That triggered a response from one of the guests: "How fortunate the one who gets to eat dinner in God's kingdom!"
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When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, "Blessed is the man who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God."
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Now when one of those who sat at the table with Him heard these things, he said to Him, "Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!"
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Hearing this, a man sitting at the table with Jesus exclaimed, "What a privilege it would be to have a share in the Kingdom of God!"
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Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
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Jesus followed up. "Yes. For there was once a man who threw a great dinner party and invited many.
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Jesus replied: "A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests.
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Then He said to him, "A certain man gave a great supper and invited many,
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Jesus replied with this illustration: "A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations.
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And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
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When it was time for dinner, he sent out his servant to the invited guests, saying, "Come on in; the food's on the table.'
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At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, 'Come, for everything is now ready.'
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and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, "Come, for all things are now ready.'
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When all was ready, he sent his servant around to notify the guests that it was time for them to come.
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And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
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"Then they all began to beg off, one after another making excuses. The first said, "I bought a piece of property and need to look it over. Send my regrets.'
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"But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, 'I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.'
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But they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, "I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.'
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But they all began making excuses. One said he had just bought a field and wanted to inspect it, so he asked to be excused.
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And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
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"Another said, "I just bought five teams of oxen, and I really need to check them out. Send my regrets.'
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"Another said, 'I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I'm on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.'
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And another said, "I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.'
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Another said he had just bought five pair of oxen and wanted to try them out.
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And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
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"And yet another said, "I just got married and need to get home to my wife.'
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"Still another said, 'I just got married, so I can't come.'
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Still another said, "I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.'
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Another had just been married, so he said he couldn't come.
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So that servant came, and shewed 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 the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
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"The servant went back and told the master what had happened. He was outraged and told the servant, "Quickly, get out into the city streets and alleys. Collect all who look like they need a square meal, all the misfits and homeless and wretched you can lay your hands on, and bring them here.'
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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.'
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So that servant came and reported these things to his master. 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 here the poor and the maimed and the lame and the blind.'
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"The servant returned and told his master what they had said. His master was angry and said, 'Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the city and invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.'
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And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
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"The servant reported back, "Master, I did what you commanded--and there's still room.'
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"'Sir,' the servant said, 'what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.'
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And the servant said, "Master, it is done as you commanded, and still there is room.'
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After the servant had done this, he reported, 'There is still room for more.'
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And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
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"The master said, "Then go to the country roads. Whoever you find, drag them in. I want my house full!
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"Then the master told his servant, 'Go out to the roads and country lanes and make them come in, so that my house will be full.
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Then the master said to the servant, "Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
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So his master said, 'Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges and urge anyone you find to come, so that the house will be full.
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For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
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Let me tell you, not one of those originally invited is going to get so much as a bite at my dinner party.'"
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I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.'"
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For I say to you that none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper."'
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For none of those I invited first will get even the smallest taste of what I had prepared for them.'"
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And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,
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One day when large groups of people were walking along with him, Jesus turned and told them,
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Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said:
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Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them,
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Great crowds were following Jesus. He turned around and said to them,
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If any man come to me, and hate not his 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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"Anyone who comes to me but refuses to let go of father, mother, spouse, children, brothers, sisters--yes, even one's own self!-can't be my disciple.
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"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters--yes, even his own life--he cannot be my disciple.
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"If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.
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"If you want to be my follower you must love me more than your own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters--yes, more than your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple.
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And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
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Anyone who won't shoulder his own cross and follow behind me can't be my disciple.
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And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
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And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
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And you cannot be my disciple if you do not carry your own cross and follow me.
Luke.14.28
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
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"Is there anyone here who, planning to build a new house, doesn't first sit down and figure the cost so you'll know if you can complete it?
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"Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?
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For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it--
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"But don't begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first getting estimates and then checking to see if there is enough money to pay the bills?
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Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
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If you only get the foundation laid and then run out of money, you're going to look pretty foolish. Everyone passing by will poke fun at you:
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For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,
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lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,
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Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of funds. And then how everyone would laugh at you!
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Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
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"He started something he couldn't finish.'
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saying, 'This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.'
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saying, "This man began to build and was not able to finish.'
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They would say, 'There's the person who started that building and ran out of money before it was finished!'
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Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
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"Or can you imagine a king going into battle against another king without first deciding whether it is possible with his ten thousand troops to face the twenty thousand troops of the other?
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"Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Will he not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
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Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
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"Or what king would ever dream of going to war without first sitting down with his counselors and discussing whether his army of ten thousand is strong enough to defeat the twenty thousand soldiers who are marching against him?
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Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
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And if he decides he can't, won't he send an emissary and work out a truce?
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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.
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Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks conditions of peace.
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If he is not able, then while the enemy is still far away, he will send a delegation to discuss terms of peace.
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So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
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"Simply put, if you're not willing to take what is dearest to you, whether plans or people, and kiss it good-bye, you can't be my disciple.
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In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple.
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So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.
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So no one can become my disciple without giving up everything for me.
Luke.14.34
Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
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"Salt is excellent. But if the salt goes flat, it's useless, good for nothing. "Are you listening to this? Really listening?"
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"Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?
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"Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned?
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"Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again?
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It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out. "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
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It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out. "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
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It is neither fit for the land nor for the dunghill, but men throw it out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"
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Flavorless salt is good neither for the soil nor for fertilizer. It is thrown away. Anyone who is willing to hear should listen and understand!"
