Luke 14:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?”
Luke 14:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 14:28 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 14:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?”
Luke 14:28 — World English Bible
Luke 14:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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? ”
Luke 14:28 — American Standard Version
Luke 14:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expence, whether he have the things for completing?”
Luke 14:28 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 14:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For which of you, desirous of building a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, if he have what [is needed] to complete it; ”
Luke 14:28 — Darby Translation
Luke 14:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For which of you minding to builde a towre, sitteth not downe before, and counteth the cost, whether hee haue sufficient to performe it,”
Luke 14:28 — Geneva Bible
Luke 14:28 in Context — Luke 14
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 bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
What Does Luke 14:28 Mean?
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