Luke 14:25-15:10.
Luke 14:25—15:10 (GNT)
25 "Once when large crowds of people were going along with Jesus, he
turned and said to them, 26 "Those who come to me cannot be my
disciples unless they love me more than they love father and mother,
wife and children, brothers and sisters, and themselves as well. 27
Those who do not carry their own cross and come after me cannot be my
disciples. 28 If one of you is planning to build a tower, you sit down
first and figure out what it will cost, to see if you have enough
money to finish the job. 29 If you don't, you will not be able to
finish the tower after laying the foundation; and all who see what
happened will make fun of you. 30 "You began to build but can't finish
the job!" they will say. 31 If a king goes out with ten thousand men
to fight another king who comes against him with twenty thousand men,
he will sit down first and decide if he is strong enough to face that
other king. 32 If he isn't, he will send messengers to meet the other
king to ask for terms of peace while he is still a long way off. 33 In
the same way, " concluded Jesus, "none of you can be my disciple
unless you give up everything you have. 34 Salt is good, but if it
loses its saltiness, there is no way to make it salty again. 35 It is
no good for the soil or for the manure pile; it is thrown away.
Listen, then, if you have ears! " 1 One day when many tax collectors
and other outcasts came to listen to Jesus, 2 the Pharisees and the
teachers of the Law started grumbling, "This man welcomes outcasts and
even eats with them!" 3 So Jesus told them this parable: 4 "Suppose
one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them—what do you do?
You leave the other ninety-nine sheep in the pasture and go looking
for the one that got lost until you find it. 5 When you find it, you
are so happy that you put it on your shoulders 6 and carry it back
home. Then you call your friends and neighbors together and say to
them, "I am so happy I found my lost sheep. Let us celebrate!" 7 In
the same way, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one
sinner who repents than over ninety-nine respectable people who do not
need to repent. 8 Or suppose a woman who has ten silver coins loses
one of them—what does she do? She lights a lamp, sweeps her house, and
looks carefully everywhere until she finds it. 9 When she finds it,
she calls her friends and neighbors together, and says to them, "I am
so happy I found the coin I lost. Let us celebrate!" 10 In the same
way, I tell you, the angels of God rejoice over one sinner who
repents."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you sending Jesus Christ down to
die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. three days later
you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into my
heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you.
25 "Once when large crowds of people were going along with Jesus, he
turned and said to them, 26 "Those who come to me cannot be my
disciples unless they love me more than they love father and mother,
wife and children, brothers and sisters, and themselves as well. 27
Those who do not carry their own cross and come after me cannot be my
disciples. 28 If one of you is planning to build a tower, you sit down
first and figure out what it will cost, to see if you have enough
money to finish the job. 29 If you don't, you will not be able to
finish the tower after laying the foundation; and all who see what
happened will make fun of you. 30 "You began to build but can't finish
the job!" they will say. 31 If a king goes out with ten thousand men
to fight another king who comes against him with twenty thousand men,
he will sit down first and decide if he is strong enough to face that
other king. 32 If he isn't, he will send messengers to meet the other
king to ask for terms of peace while he is still a long way off. 33 In
the same way, " concluded Jesus, "none of you can be my disciple
unless you give up everything you have. 34 Salt is good, but if it
loses its saltiness, there is no way to make it salty again. 35 It is
no good for the soil or for the manure pile; it is thrown away.
Listen, then, if you have ears! " 1 One day when many tax collectors
and other outcasts came to listen to Jesus, 2 the Pharisees and the
teachers of the Law started grumbling, "This man welcomes outcasts and
even eats with them!" 3 So Jesus told them this parable: 4 "Suppose
one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them—what do you do?
You leave the other ninety-nine sheep in the pasture and go looking
for the one that got lost until you find it. 5 When you find it, you
are so happy that you put it on your shoulders 6 and carry it back
home. Then you call your friends and neighbors together and say to
them, "I am so happy I found my lost sheep. Let us celebrate!" 7 In
the same way, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one
sinner who repents than over ninety-nine respectable people who do not
need to repent. 8 Or suppose a woman who has ten silver coins loses
one of them—what does she do? She lights a lamp, sweeps her house, and
looks carefully everywhere until she finds it. 9 When she finds it,
she calls her friends and neighbors together, and says to them, "I am
so happy I found the coin I lost. Let us celebrate!" 10 In the same
way, I tell you, the angels of God rejoice over one sinner who
repents."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you sending Jesus Christ down to
die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. three days later
you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into my
heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you.
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