# Luke 14.26

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 24. <span class="rl-speech">For I say unto you, that none of those men that were bidden shall taste of my supper.</span> 25. Now there went with him great multitudes: and he turned, and said unto them,
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> **26. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>**
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> 27. <span class="rl-speech">Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">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?</span> (Luke 14:24-28, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 24. <span class="rl-speech">For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste of my supper.’”</span> 25. Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them,
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> **26. <span class="rl-speech">“If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple.</span>**
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> 27. <span class="rl-speech">Whoever doesn’t bear his own cross, and come after me, can’t be my disciple.</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?</span> (Luke 14:24-28, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 24. <span class="rl-speech">For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.</span> 25. And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,
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> **26. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>**
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> 27. <span class="rl-speech">And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?</span> (Luke 14:24-28, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 24. <span class="rl-speech">for I say to you, that none of those men who have been called shall taste of my supper.'</span> 25. And there were going on with him great multitudes, and having turned, he said unto them,
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> **26. <span class="rl-speech">'If any one doth come unto me, and doth not hate his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and yet even his own life, he is not able to be my disciple;</span>**
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> 27. <span class="rl-speech">and whoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, is not able to be my disciple.</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">'For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expence, whether he have the things for completing?</span> (Luke 14:24-28, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- [G5590 - psyche](/codex/g5590-psyche/), *psyche*, Strong's G5590
- [G3962 - pater](/codex/g3962-pater/), *pater*, Strong's G3962
- [G4314 - pros](/codex/g4314-pros/), *pros*, Strong's G4314

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 14.3-35](/codex/luke-14-3-35/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.