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The Parable of the King Preparing for War
The parable of the king preparing for war (Luke 14.31-33), recorded only by Luke, illustrates the demands of discipleship. Facing an adversary twice as powerful, a king chooses negotiation over battle. In the same way, following Jesus the Messiah requires clear-sightedness, humility and complete renunciation of self. Luke places this teaching within a thematic series on the cost of the Christian life, before the Feast of Dedication in December AD 32.
Luke 14.31 (King James Version) :Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org