²⁵Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and he turned and said to them, ²⁶“If anyone comes to me but loves his father, mother, wife, children, brothers, or sisters—or even life—more than me, he cannot be my follower. ²⁷Whoever is not willing to carry his cross and follow me cannot be my follower. ²⁸If you want to build a tower, you first sit down and decide how much it will cost, to see if you have enough money to finish the job. ²⁹If you don’t, you might lay the foundation, but you would not be able to finish. Then all who would see it would make fun of you, ³⁰saying, ‘This person began to build but was not able to finish.’

³¹“If a king is going to fight another king, first he will sit down and plan. He will decide if he and his ten thousand soldiers can defeat the other king who has twenty thousand soldiers. ³²If he can’t, then while the other king is still far away, he will send some people to speak to him and ask for peace. ³³In the same way, you must give up everything you have to be my follower.

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³⁴“Salt is good, but if it loses its salty taste, you cannot make it salty again.

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