NET Bible
"If he cannot succeed, he will send a representative while the other is still a long way off and ask for terms of peace."
— Luke 14:32, NET Bible
“Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.”
“Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and asketh conditions of peace. ”
“Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy, and asks for conditions of peace.”
“Or else, while the other is yet afar off, sending an embassy, he desireth conditions of peace.”
“Or while the other is still a great distance away, he sends representatives requesting conditions of peace.”
“Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.”
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.
They will say,‘This man began to build and was not able to finish!’
Or what king, going out to confront another king in battle, will not sit down first and determine whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
If he cannot succeed, he will send a representative while the other is still a long way off and ask for terms of peace.
In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his own possessions.
“Salt is good, but if salt loses its flavor, how can its flavor be restored?
It is of no value for the soil or for the manure pile; it is to be thrown out. The one who has ears to hear had better listen!”