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Luke 14

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ΚαὶAndἐγένετοit came to passἐνonτῷtheἐλθεῖνgoingαὐτὸνof Himεἰςintoοἶκόνa houseτινοςof oneτῶνof theἀρχόντωνrulersτῶνof theΦαρισαίωνPhariseesσαββάτῳon a Sabbathφαγεῖνto eatἄρτονbreadκαὶandαὐτοὶthey themselvesἦσανwereπαρατηρούμενοιwatchingαὐτόν.Him.
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καὶAndἰδοὺbeholdἄνθρωπόςa manτιςcertainἦνthere wasὑδρωπικὸςwith dropsyἔμπροσθενbeforeαὐτοῦ.¶Him.
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ΚαὶAndἀποκριθεὶςansweringὁtheἸησοῦςJesusεἶπενspokeπρὸςtoτοὺςtheνομικοὺςlawyersκαὶandΦαρισαίουςto the Phariseesλέγων·saying;εἰifἔξεστινIs it lawfulτῷon theσαββάτῳSabbathθεραπεῦσαιto healἢorοὔ;not?
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οἱtheδὲButἡσύχασαν.they were silent.καὶAndἐπιλαβόμενοςhaving taken hold of himἰάσατοHe healedαὐτὸνhimκαὶandἀπέλυσεν.¶let him go.
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ΚαὶAndἀποκριθεὶςansweringπρὸςtoαὐτοὺςthemεἶπεν·He said;τίνοςWhichὑμῶνof youυἱὸςa sonἢorβοῦςan oxεἰςintoφρέαρa pitπεσεῖται,will collapse,καὶalsoοὐκsurelyεὐθέωςimmediatelyἀνασπάσειhe will pull upαὐτὸνhimἐνonτῇtheἡμέρᾳdayτοῦtheσαββάτου;Sabbath?
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καὶAndοὐκnotἴσχυσανthey were ableἀνταποκριθῆναιto replyαὐτῷto himπρὸςtoταῦτα.¶these things.
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ἜλεγενHe was speakingδὲthenπρὸςtoτοὺςthoseκεκλημένουςinvitedπαραβολὴνa parableἐπέχωνremarkingπῶςhowτὰςtheπρωτοκλισίαςfirst placesἐξελέγοντο,they were choosing out,λέγωνsayingπρὸςtoαὐτούς·them;
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ὅτανWhenκληθῇςyou may be invitedὑπόbyτινοςanyoneεἰςtoγάμους,wedding feasts,μὴnotκατακλιθῇςmay reclineεἰςinτὴνtheπρωτοκλισίαν,first place,μήποτεotherwiseἐντιμότερόςone more honorableσουthan youᾖmay have beenκεκλημένοςinvitedὑπ᾽byαὐτοῦ,him,
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καὶandἐλθὼνhaving comeὁthe oneσὲyouκαὶandαὐτὸνhimκαλέσαςhaving invitedἐρεῖhe will sayσοι·to you;δὸςdo giveτούτῳto this oneτόπον.your place.καὶandτότεthenἄρξῃyou will beginμετὰwithαἰσχύνηςshameτὸνtheἔσχατονlastτόπονplaceκατέχειν.to take.
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ἀλλ᾽Butὅτανwhenκληθῇς,you may be invited,πορευθεὶςhaving goneἀνάπεσεdo reclineεἰςinτὸνtheἔσχατονlastτόπον,place,ἵναso thatὅτανwhenἔλθῃmay comeὁthe oneκεκληκώςhaving invitedσε,you,ἐρεῖhe will sayσοι·to you;φίλε,Friend,προσανάβηθιdo come upἀνώτερον.higher.τότεThenἔσταιwill beσοιto youδόξαgloryἐνώπιονbeforeπάντωνallτῶνthoseσυνανακειμένωνrecliningσοι.with you.
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ὅτιForπᾶςeveryoneὁwhoὑψῶνis exaltingἑαυτὸνhimselfταπεινωθήσεται,will be humbled,καὶandὁthe oneταπεινῶνhumblingἑαυτὸνhimselfὑψωθήσεται.¶will be exalted.
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ἜλεγενHe was sayingδὲthenκαὶalsoτῷto the oneκεκληκότιhaving invitedαὐτόν·Him;ὅτανWhenποιῇςyou may makeἄριστονa dinnerἢorδεῖπνον,a supper,μὴnotφώνειdo callτοὺςtheφίλουςfriendsσουof youμηδὲnor callτοὺςtheἀδελφούςbrothersσουof youμηδὲnor callτοὺςtheσυγγενεῖςrelativesσουof youμηδὲnor callγείτοναςneighboursπλουσίουςrichμήποτεotherwiseκαὶalsoαὐτοὶthey themselvesἀντικαλέσωσίνmay invite in returnσεyouκαὶandγένηταιit may becomeἀνταπόδομάrecompenseσοι.to you.
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ἀλλ᾽Butὅτανwhenδοχὴνa feastποιῇς,you may makeκάλειdo callπτωχούς,the poor,ἀναπείρους,the crippled,χωλούς,the lame,τυφλούς.the blind.
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καὶandμακάριοςblessedἔσῃ,you will be,ὅτιbecauseοὐκnothingἔχουσινthey haveἀνταποδοῦναίto repayσοι·you;ἀνταποδοθήσεταιIt will be recompensedγάρforσοιto youἐνinτῇtheἀναστάσειresurrectionτῶνof theδικαίων.¶righteous.
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ἈκούσαςHaving heardδέthenτιςoneτῶνof thoseσυνανακειμένωνreclining with Himταῦταthese thingsεἶπενhe saidαὐτῷ·to Him;μακάριοςBlessed is heὅστιςwhoφάγεταιwill eatἄρτονbreadἐνinτῇtheβασιλείᾳkingdomτοῦtheθεοῦ.¶of God.
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ὉtheδὲButεἶπενHe saidαὐτῷ·to him;ἄνθρωπόςA manτιςcertainἐποίειwas preparingδεῖπνονa supperμέγαgreatκαὶandἐκάλεσενinvitedπολλούς·many;
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καὶAndἀπέστειλενhe sentτὸνtheδοῦλονservantαὐτοῦof himτῇat theὥρᾳhourτοῦof theδείπνουsupperεἰπεῖνto sayτοῖςto thoseκεκλημένοις·invited;ἔρχεσθε,do come,ὅτιforἤδηnowἕτοιμάreadyἐστινit isπάντα.all things.
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καὶAndἤρξαντοbeganἀπὸwithμιᾶςone voiceπάντεςallπαραιτεῖσθαι.¶to excuse themselves.ὉTheπρῶτοςfirstεἶπενsaidαὐτῷ·to him;ἀγρὸνA fieldἠγόρασαI have boughtκαὶandἔχωI haveἀνάγκηνneedἐξελθὼνgoing outκαὶandἰδεῖνto seeαὐτόν·it;ἐρωτῶI beg ofσε,you,ἔχεdo holdμεmeπαρῃτημένον.excused.
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καὶAndἕτεροςanotherεἶπεν·said;ζεύγηYokeβοῶνof oxenἠγόρασαI have boughtπέντεfiveκαὶandπορεύομαιI am goingδοκιμάσαιto proveαὐτά·them;ἐρωτῶI beg ofσε,youἔχεdo holdμεmeπαρῃτημένον.excused.
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καὶAndἕτεροςanotherεἶπεν·said;γυναῖκαA wifeἔγημαI have marriedκαὶandδιὰbecause ofτοῦτοthisοὐnotδύναμαιI am ableἐλθεῖν.to come.
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καὶAndπαραγενόμενοςhaving comeὁtheδοῦλοςservantἐκεῖνοςthatἀπήγγειλενreportedτῷto theκυρίῳmasterαὐτοῦof himταῦτα.¶these things.ΤότεThenὀργισθεὶςhaving become angryὁtheοἰκοδεσπότηςmaster of the houseεἶπενsaidτῷto theδούλῳservantαὐτοῦ·of him;ἔξελθεdo go outταχέωςsoonεἰςintoτὰςtheπλατείαςstreetsκαὶandῥύμαςlanesτῆςof theπόλεως,city,καὶandτοὺςtheπτωχοὺςpoorκαὶandἀναπείρουςcrippledκαὶandτυφλοὺςblindκαὶandχωλοὺςlameεἰσάγαγεdo bring inὧδε.here.
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καὶAndεἶπενsaidὁtheδοῦλος·servant;κύριε,Sir,γέγονενit has been doneὃasἐπέταξας,you did command,καὶandἔτιstillτόποςroomἐστίν.there is.
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καὶAndεἶπενsaidὁtheκύριοςmasterπρὸςtoτὸνtheδοῦλον·servant;ἔξελθεdo go outεἰςintoτὰςtheὁδοὺςhighwaysκαὶandφραγμοὺςhedgesκαὶandἀνάγκασονdo compel themεἰσελθεῖνto come inἵναso thatγεμισθῇmay be filledμουof mineὁtheοἶκος.house.
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λέγωI sayγὰρforὑμῖνto youὅτιthatοὐδεὶςnot oneτῶνof theἀνδρῶνmenἐκείνωνof thoseτῶνwhichκεκλημένωνinvitedγεύσεταίwill tasteμουmyτοῦtheδείπνουsupperπολλοίmanyγὰρforεἰσινareκλητοίcalledὀλίγοιfewδέbutἐκλεκτοί.¶chosen.
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ΣυνεπορεύοντοWere going withδὲthenαὐτῷHimὄχλοιcrowdsπολλοί.great.καὶandστραφεὶςhaving turnedεἶπενHe saidπρὸςtoαὐτούς·them;
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εἴIfτιςanyoneἔρχεταιcomesπρόςtoμεMeκαὶandοὐnotμισεῖhe hatesτὸνtheπατέραfatherἑαυτοῦof himselfκαὶandτὴνtheμητέραmotherκαὶandτὴνtheγυναῖκαwifeκαὶandτὰtheτέκναchildrenκαὶandτοὺςtheἀδελφοὺςbrothersκαὶandτὰςtheἀδελφάς,sistersἔτιyesτεandκαὶevenτὴνtheψυχὴνlifeἑαυτοῦ,his ownοὐnotδύναταιhe is ableεἶναίto beμουMyμαθητής.disciple.
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καὶandὅστιςWhoeverοὐnotβαστάζειcarriesτὸνtheσταυρὸνcrossἑαυτοῦof himselfκαὶandἔρχεταιcomesὀπίσωafterμου,Me,οὐnotδύναταιis ableεἶναίto beμουMyμαθητής.¶disciple.
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ΤίςWhichγὰρforἐξofὑμῶνyouὁwhoθέλωνis desiringπύργονa towerοἰκοδομῆσαιto buildοὐχὶnotπρῶτονfirstκαθίσαςhe having sat downψηφίζειhe countsτὴνtheδαπάνηνcostεἰwhetherἔχειhe hasτὰtheεἰςforἀπαρτισμόν;its completion?
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ἵναThusμήποτεotherwiseθέντοςwhen layingαὐτοῦof itθεμέλιονa foundationκαὶandμὴnotἰσχύοντοςbeing ableἐκτελέσαιto finishπάντεςallοἱthoseθεωροῦντεςseeing itἄρξωνταιmay beginαὐτῷhimἐμπαίζεινto mock
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λέγοντεςsayingὅτιthatοὗτοςThisὁtheἄνθρωποςmanἤρξατοbeganοἰκοδομεῖνto buildκαὶandοὐκnotἴσχυσενhe was ableἐκτελέσαι.to finish.
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ἢOrτίςwhatβασιλεὺςkingπορευόμενοςproceedingἑτέρῳwith anotherβασιλεῖkingσυμβαλεῖνto engageεἰςinπόλεμονwarοὐχὶnotκαθίσαςhaving sat downπρῶτονfirstβουλεύσεταιwill take counselεἰwhetherδυνατόςableἐστινhe isἐνwithδέκαtenχιλιάσινthousandὑπαντῆσαιto meetτῷthe oneμετὰwithεἴκοσιtwentyχιλιάδωνthousandἐρχομένῳcomingἐπ᾽againstαὐτόν;him?
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εἰlestδὲthenμήexceptγε,indeedἔτιstillαὐτοῦof himπόρρωfar offὄντοςbeingπρεσβείανan embassyἀποστείλαςhaving sentἐρωτᾷhe asksτὰtheπρὸςforεἰρήνην.¶peace.
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ΟὕτωςSoοὖνthereforeπᾶςevery oneἐξofὑμῶνyouὃςwhoοὐκnotἀποτάσσεταιdoes give upπᾶσινallτοῖςtheἑαυτοῦhis ownὑπάρχουσιν,possessions,οὐnotδύναταιis ableεἶναίto beμουMyμαθητής.¶disciple.
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ΚαλὸνGood isοὖνthereforeτὸtheἅλας·salt;ἐὰνifδὲhoweverκαὶevenτὸtheἅλαςsaltμωρανθῇ,shall become tasteless,ἐνwithτίνιwhatἀρτυθήσεται;will it be seasoned?
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οὔτεNeither is itεἰςforγῆνsoilοὔτεnorεἰςforκοπρίανmanureεὔθετόνfitἐστιν·is it;ἔξωoutβάλλουσινthey castαὐτό.it.ὁThe oneἔχωνhavingὦταearsἀκούεινto hearἀκουέτω.¶he should hear.

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