29Lest, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able ti finish it, all that see it begin to mock him,


In Context

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 carry his cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

28 For which of you having a mind to build a tower, doth not first sit down, and reckon the charges that are necessary, whether he have wherewithal to finish it:

29 Lest, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able ti finish it, all that see it begin to mock him,

30 Saying: This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

31 Or what king, about to go to make war against another king, doth not first sit down, and think whether he be able, with ten thousand, to meet him that, with twenty thousand, cometh against him?

Luke 14:29 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:29Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish [it,] all that behold [it] begin to mock him,

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:29For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:29Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:29in 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,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:29Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:29Lest perhaps after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:29Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:29lest that he having laid a foundation, and not being able to finish, all who are beholding may begin to mock him,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:29Lest haply, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,