American Standard Version
"Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him, "
— Luke 14:29, American Standard Version
“Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,”
“Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,”
“Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish the tower, all who see it will begin to make fun of him.”
“Lest, after he hath laid the foundation and is not able to finish it, all that see it begin to mock him,”
“For fear that if he makes a start and is not able to go on with it to the end, all who see it will be laughing at him,”
“Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,”
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.
Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
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?
Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him,
saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
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?
Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and asketh conditions of peace.