Luke 14:28 - Forerunner Commentary

Luke 14:28

26 ^a“If anyone comes to Me ^band does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, ^cyes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.

27 And ^awhoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.

28 For ^awhich of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it—

29 lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,

30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish’?

31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?

32 Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks conditions of peace.

33 So likewise, whoever of you ^adoes not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.

Tasteless Salt Is Worthless

34 ^a“Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned?

35 It is neither fit for the land nor for the¹ dunghill, but men throw it out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

Verse Comparison: Luke 14:28

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American Standard Version
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?

Amplified® Bible
For which of you, wishing to build a farm building, does not first sit down and calculate the cost [to see] whether he has sufficient means to finish it?

Contemporary English Version
Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. What is the first thing you will do? Won't you sit down and figure out how much it will cost and if you have enough money to pay for it?

Darby English Version
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;

Good News Bible
If one of you is planning to build a tower, you sit down first and figure out what it will cost, to see if you have enough money to finish the job.

International Standard Version
"Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. He will first sit down and estimate the cost to see whether he has enough money to finish it, won't he?

King James Version
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

New American Standard Bible
"For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it?

New International Version
"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?

New King James Version
For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it—

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it?

Young's Literal Translation
`For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expense, whether he have the things for completing?

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