Scripture · New Testament
Luke 14:29
Luke 14:29 is verse 29 of Luke chapter 14, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,
King James Version
Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
World English Bible
Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation and isn’t able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,
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Luke 14:27–31 · Berean Standard Bible
27 And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.
28 Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?
29 Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,
30 saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’
31 Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
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