Luke 14:29
Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
Luke 14:29 in other translations
| BSB | Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, |
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| WEB | Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation and isn’t able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him, |
| ASV | Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him, |
| YLT | lest that he having laid a foundation, and not being able to finish, all who are beholding may begin to mock him, |
| DARBY | in order that, having laid the foundation of it, and not being able to finish it, all who see it do not begin to mock at him, |
| BBE | 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, |
| Webster | Lest perhaps after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, |
What does Luke 14:29 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 14:28-33
28-33. which of you, &c.--Common sense teaches men not to begin any costly work without first seeing that they have wherewithal to finish. And he who does otherwise exposes himself to general ridicule. Nor will any wise potentate enter on a war with any hostile power without first seeing to it that, despite formidable odds (two to one), he be able to stand his ground; and if he has no hope of this, he will feel that…
Barnes' Notes
To mock him. To ridicule him. To laugh at him.
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 14:25-35
Though the disciples of Christ are not all crucified, yet they all bear their cross, and must bear it in the way of duty. Jesus bids them count upon it, and then consider of it. Our Saviour explains this by two similitudes; the former showing that we must consider the expenses of our religion; the latter, that we must consider the perils of it. Sit down and count the cost; consider it will cost the mortifying of…
Luke 14:29 in the original Greek
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Context
- Luke 14:28
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
- Luke 14:29
Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
- Luke 14:30
Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
Luke 14:29 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque después que haya puesto el fundamento, y no pueda acabarla, todos los que lo vieren, no comiencen á hacer burla de él, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | de peur que, en ayant jeté le fondement et n’ayant pu l’achever, tous ceux qui le voient ne se mettent à se moquer de lui, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | auf daß nicht etwa, wenn er den Grund gelegt hat und nicht zu vollenden vermag, alle, die es sehen, anfangen ihn zu verspotten |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | ne, posteaquam posuerit fundamentum, et non potuerit perficere, omnes qui vident, incipiant illudere ei, |