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


In Context

27 And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.

28 "Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?

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

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

31 "Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Will he not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

32 If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms 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 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 English Revised Version 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.