unfoldingWord_en_tn/luk/14/31.md

(Jesus continues speaking to the crowd.)

## Or ##

Jesus used this word to introduce another situation where people count the cost before making a decision.

## what king … will not sit down first and take counsel ##

This starts off another rhetorical question. It can be translated as as statement: "You know that a king … would sit down first and take counsel." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

## take counsel ##

Possible meanings are 1) "think carefully about" or 2) "listen to his advisors"

## And if not ##

"and if he realizes that he will not be able to to defeat the other king" or "If he decided his army could not defeat the other army" (ULB)

## ambassador ##

"messenger" or "representative"

## anyone of you who does not give up all that he has cannot be my disciple ##

This can be expressed positively: "Only those of you who give up all that you have can be my disciples."

## give up all that he has ##

"leave behind all that he has"