Bible in Basic English
"And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple."
— Luke 14:33, Bible in Basic English
“So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. ”
“So therefore whoever of you who doesn't renounce all that he has, he can't be my disciple.”
“In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his own possessions.”
And saying, This man made a start at building and is not able to make it complete.
Or what king, going to war with another king, will not first take thought if he will be strong enough, with ten thousand men, to keep off him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
Or while the other is still a great distance away, he sends representatives requesting conditions of peace.
And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple.
For salt is good, but if the taste goes from it, of what use is it?
It is no good for the land or for the place of waste; no one has a use for it. He who has ears, let him give ear.