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


In Context

26 If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

27 Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

28 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?

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

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

31 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?

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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