Luke 14:29
27 And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.
28 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?
Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,
30 saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’
31 Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,
- KJV
- Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
- WEB
- Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation and isn’t able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,
- ASV
- Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him,
- DARBY
- in order that, having laid the foundation of it, and not being able to finish it, all who see it do not begin to mock at him,
- BLB
- lest ever, [of him] having laid its foundation and not being able to finish, all seeing [it] may begin to mock him,
- ÅB
- for at ikke, når han har lagt grunnen og ikke er i stand til å fullføre det, alle de som ser det, skal begynne å spotte ham og si:
- OTB
- For hvis dere legger grunnmuren og ikke klarer å fullføre det, vil alle som ser det gjøre narr av dere,
- B1930
- forat ikke, når han har lagt grunnen og ikke er i stand til å fullføre det, alle de som ser det, skal begynne å spotte ham og si: