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


In Context

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?

32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and asketh conditions of peace.

Luke 14:30 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:30Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:30saying, 'This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.'

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:30saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:30Saying: This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:30saying, This man began to build and was not able to finish?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:30Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:30saying, 'This man began to build, and wasn't able to finish.'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:30saying — This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:30Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.