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Luke 14:32

Following Jesus

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?

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.

34 Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?

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BSB
And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.
KJV
Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
WEB
Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy and asks for conditions of peace.
ASV
Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and asketh conditions of peace.
DARBY
and if not, while he is yet far off, having sent an embassy, he asks for terms of peace.
BLB
And if not, [in] his being still far off, having sent a delegation, he asks for peace.
ÅB
Men kan han ikke det, da skikker han sendemenn til ham, mens han enda er langt borte, og tinger om fred.
OTB
Hvis han ikke er i stand, vil han sende en delegasjon mens den andre fortsatt er langt unna og be om fredsbetingelser.
B1930
Men kan han ikke det, da skikker han sendemenn til ham, mens han ennu er langt borte, og tinger om fred.

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Cross references

  • Acts 12:20

    Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.

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  • 2 Kings 10:4–5

    But they were terrified and reasoned, “If two kings could not stand against him, how can we?”

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  • Job 40:9

    Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?

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  • Luke 12:58

    Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.

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  • James 4:6–10

    But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

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  • 1 Kings 20:31–34

    Then the servants of Ben-hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”

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  • Matthew 5:25

    Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.

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