23. “Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.
24. I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.’ ”
25. Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said:
26. “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.
27. And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.