Luke 14:31

29 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.’

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?

32 And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.

33 In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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?
KJV
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?
WEB
Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
ASV
Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
DARBY
Or what king, going on his way to engage in war with another king, does not, sitting down first, take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him coming against him with twenty thousand?
BLB
Or what king proceeding to engage with another king in war will not, having sat down, first take counsel, whether he is able with ten thousand to meet the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
ÅB
Eller hvilken konge som drar ut for å møte en annen konge i strid, setter seg ikke først ned og rådslår om han med ti tusen er i stand til å møte den som kommer imot ham med tyve tusen?
OTB
Eller anta at en konge er i ferd med å gå til krig mot en annen konge. Vil han ikke først sette seg ned og vurdere om han er i stand til med ti tusen menn å møte den som kommer mot ham med tjue tusen?
B1930
Eller hvilken konge som drar ut for å møte en annen konge i strid, setter sig ikke først ned og rådslår om han med ti tusen er i stand til å møte den som kommer imot ham med tyve tusen?

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