Luke 14:28
26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?
- KJV
- For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
- WEB
- For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?
- ASV
- For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have [wherewith] to complete it?
- DARBY
- For which of you, desirous of building a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, if he have what [is needed] to complete it;
- BLB
- For which of you⁺, wanting to build a tower, does not first, having sat down, count the cost, whether he has the [things] for [its] completion,
- ÅB
- For hvem av dere som vil bygge et tårn, setter seg ikke først ned og regner etter hva det vil koste, om han har nok til å fullføre det med,
- OTB
- Anta at en av dere vil bygge et tårn. Vil dere ikke først sette dere ned og beregne kostnaden for å se om dere har nok til å fullføre det?
- B1930
- For hvem av eder som vil bygge et tårn, setter sig ikke først ned og regner efter hvad det vil koste, om han har nok til å fullføre det med,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 24:27
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
Read in contextMatthew 10:22
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
Read in contextJoshua 24:19–24
And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.
Read in contextLuke 14:33
So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
Read in contextActs 21:13
Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
Read in contextMatthew 20:22–23
But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
Read in contextMatthew 8:20
And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Read in contextGenesis 11:4–9
And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
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