Catholic Public Domain Version
"Otherwise, after he will have laid the foundation and not been able to finish it, everyone who sees it may begin to mock him, "
— Luke 14:29, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,”
“Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold 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 anyone comes to me, and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and yes, even his own life, he is not able to be my disciple.
And whoever does not bear his cross and come after me, is not able to be my disciple.
For who among you, wanting to build a tower, would not first sit down and determine the costs that are required, to see if he has the means to complete it?
Otherwise, after he will have laid the foundation and not been able to finish it, everyone who sees it may begin to mock him,
saying: ‘This man began to build what he was not able to finish.’
Or, what king, advancing to engage in war against another king, would not first sit down and consider whether he may be able, with ten thousand, to meet one who comes against him with twenty thousand?
If not, then while the other is still far away, sending a delegation, he would ask him for terms of peace.