Or what king, contemplating war against another king, does not first
sit and consult whether he is able, with ten thousand, to meet him
that comes against him with twenty thousand? If not, while the other
is yet a great way off, he sends his ambassadors to discuss conditions
of peace.
So likewise, any of you that does not forsake all he has, cannot be my
disciple. Salt is good: but if the salt has lost its savour, with what
can it be seasoned? It is not fit for the land, yet not ready for the
dunghill; so men cast it aside. He that has ears to hear, let him
hear.
15 Seeing how Jesus was often surrounded by publicans and
sinners who listened closely to his sayings, the Pharisees and scribes
murmured, This man receives sinners and even eats with them. Thus,
Jesus spoke another parable.
He said, What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of
them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and search
for the one that is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it,
he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. When he comes home, he calls
his friends and neighbors together, saying, Rejoice with me. I have
found my sheep which was lost. I say to you, there is more joy in
heaven over one sinner that repents, than over ninety and nine just
persons who need no repentance.
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