Section 14:25–35

A disciple of Jesus must be ready to suffer for him

In the previous section, Jesus warned people about the danger of rejecting God’s invitation to join his kingdom. In this section he told them two parables to advise them that they should not underestimate the suffering and difficulties which they would face if they decided to truly be his disciples.

Some other possible headings for this section are:

The Cost of Being a Disciple (New International Version)
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Do not underestimate the hardship of being a disciple

Paragraph 14:25–27

14:25a

In Greek this verse begins with a conjunction that many English versions translate as “Now.” This conjunction is not an expression of time. It introduces the next event, which happened at a different time and place from the preceding section. The Berean Standard Bible does not translate this conjunction. Since this is the start of a new section, it may be good style to indicate a general time setting. For example:

Once, when great crowds (Revised English Bible)
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On one occasion, many people

Large crowds were…traveling with Jesus: Many people were accompanying Jesus. They were walking along behind him as he traveled. Although other verses indicate that he was traveling toward Jerusalem, you should only make this information explicit if it is necessary in your language.

14:25b

He turned and said to them: The phrase turned and said to them implies that Jesus was walking in front of the crowds of people who were following him. Then he stopped and turned to face them.

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