Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
For which one of you who wants to build a [lookout] tower will not first sit down and calculate its cost, to see whether he has enough [money and materiel] to complete it?
New American Standard Bible
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?
Holman Bible
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?
A Conservative Version
For which of you wanting to build a tower, does not, having first sat down, count the cost whether he has the things for completion?
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
Anderson New Testament
For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down, and count the cost, whether he has the means to finish it?
Bible in Basic English
For which of you, desiring to put up a tower, does not first give much thought to the price, if he will have enough to make it complete?
Common New Testament
For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?
Daniel Mace New Testament
for who of you would resolve to build a tower, without taking the trouble first of all to compute the expence, and whether he is able to finish it?
Darby Translation
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;
Godbey New Testament
For which one of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sitting down count the cost; if he has unto sufficiency?
Goodspeed New Testament
What man among you if he wishes to build a tower does not first sit down and estimate the cost of it, to see whether he has enough to complete it?
John Wesley New Testament
And which of you intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and computeth the cost, whether he hath sufficient to finish it?
Julia Smith Translation
For which of you, wishing to build a tower, not first, having sat down, calculates the expense, if he have things for completion?
King James 2000
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sits not down first, and counts the cost, whether he has enough to finish it?
Lexham Expanded Bible
For which of you, wanting to build a tower, does not first sit down [and] calculate the cost [to see] if he has [enough] {to complete it}?
Modern King James verseion
For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he may have enough to finish it;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Which of you is he that is disposed to build a tower, and sitteth not down before and counteth the cost: Whether he have sufficient to perform it?
Moffatt New Testament
For which of you wants to build a tower and does not first sit down to calculate the expense, to see if he has enough money to complete it? ??29 in case, after he has laid the foundation and then is unable to finish the building, all the spectators start to make fun of him,
Montgomery New Testament
"Which of you who is desirous of building a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, to see if he has the means to complete it?
NET Bible
For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn't sit down first and compute the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?
New Heart English Bible
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?
Noyes New Testament
For which of you, intending to build a tower, doth not sit down first and count the cost, whether he hath the means to finish it?
Sawyer New Testament
For what man of you wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the expense, whether he has the means to finish?
The Emphasized Bible
For, who from among you, wishing to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, - whether he hath sufficient for completion;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For what man of you designing to erect a tower, doth not first sitting down calculate the expence, if he have sufficient to complete the work?
Twentieth Century New Testament
Why, which of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and reckon the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?--
Webster
For which of you intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he hath sufficient to finish it?
Weymouth New Testament
"Which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not sit down first and calculate the cost, asking if he has the means to finish it? --
Williams New Testament
"What man among you, if he wishes to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see whether he has money enough to complete it?
World English Bible
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn't first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?
Worrell New Testament
For who of you, wishing to build a tower, does not, first, sitting down, calculate the expense, whether he has enough for its completion?
Worsley New Testament
For who of you that hath a mind to build a tower does not first sit down and calculate the expence, whether he hath wherewithal to perfect it?
Youngs Literal Translation
'For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expence, whether he have the things for completing?
Themes
Disciples/apostles » Who cannot be a disciple of Christ
Foundation » Laid for » Towers
Hate » Those that do not hate their life in this world
Jesus Christ » History of » Teaches the multitude the conditions of discipleship (in peraea)
Parables » Parables of Christ » Builder of a tower
Topics
Interlinear
thelo
Oikodomeo
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 14:28
Images Luke 14:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Cost Of Discipleship
27 [And] whoever does not carry his own cross [i.e., his responsibilities with all their difficulties] and follow me cannot be my disciple. 28 For which one of you who wants to build a [lookout] tower will not first sit down and calculate its cost, to see whether he has enough [money and materiel] to complete it? 29 For if he does not, maybe after he has laid the foundation and [then] is not able to complete [the tower], everyone who sees it will ridicule him,
Names
Cross References
Matthew 8:20
Jesus replied to him, "The foxes have dens [in which to live] and the birds of the sky have nests [in which to roost]; but the Son of man does not have anywhere to lay His head."
Matthew 10:22
And you will be hated by everyone for being loyal to me. But the person who endures [this persecution by remaining faithful] to the end [of his life] is the one who will be saved [i.e., from spiritual and physical destruction].
Matthew 20:22-23
But Jesus replied to her, "You [really] do not know what you are asking for. Are you able to drink the cup [i.e., of suffering] that I am about to drink?" They [i.e., James, John and their mother. See Mark 10:35ff] answered, "[Yes] we are able to."
Luke 14:33
So therefore, every one of you who does not say 'goodbye' to everything he owns, cannot be my disciple.
Acts 21:13
[But] Paul answered, "What are you trying to do [by your] crying and breaking my heart [like this]? [Do you not know that] I am ready, not only to be chained up, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus?"
1 Thessalonians 3:4-5
For even when we were with you, we warned you that we were going to be persecuted, and as you know, it has turned out that way.
2 Peter 1:13-14
But I consider it the right thing to do, as long as I am in this "tent" [Note: This is an allusion to his still being alive], to stir up your memory [of these things],