Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Saying, That this man began to build, and was not able to finish.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
and say, "This person started a building but couldn't finish it.'
A Conservative Version
saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
American Standard Version
saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
saying, 'This man began to build [a tower] but was not able to finish it.'
Anderson New Testament
saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
Bible in Basic English
And saying, This man made a start at building and is not able to make it complete.
Common New Testament
saying, 'This man began to build, and was not able to finish.'
Daniel Mace New Testament
this man, will they say, began to build, but wanted stock to finish.
Darby Translation
saying, This man began to build and was not able to finish?
Godbey New Testament
saying, that this man began to build, and was not able to complete it.
Goodspeed New Testament
and say, 'This man started to erect a building, and could not finish it!'
John Wesley New Testament
saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
King James 2000
Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
Lexham Expanded Bible
saying, 'This man began to build and was not able to finish!'
Modern King James verseion
saying, This man began to build and was not able to finish.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
saying, 'This man began to build, and was not able to make an end.'
Moffatt New Testament
saying, 'This fellow started to build but he could not finish it.'
Montgomery New Testament
"'This fellow began to build and could not finish.'
NET Bible
They will say, 'This man began to build and was not able to finish!'
New Heart English Bible
saying, 'This man began to build, and was not able to finish.'
Noyes New Testament
saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
Sawyer New Testament
saying, This man began to build and was not able to finish.
The Emphasized Bible
saying - This man, began to build, and was not able to finish!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And say 'Here is a man who began to build and was not able to finish!'
Webster
Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
Weymouth New Testament
saying, 'This man began to build, but could not finish.'
Williams New Testament
and say, 'This fellow started to erect a building but could not complete it!'
World English Bible
saying, 'This man began to build, and wasn't able to finish.'
Worrell New Testament
saying, 'This man began to build, and was not able to finish!'
Worsley New Testament
all that see it, should deride him, saying, this man began to build and was not able to finish.
Youngs Literal Translation
saying -- This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
Themes
Disciples/apostles » Who cannot be a disciple of Christ
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
Houtos
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 14:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Cost Of Discipleship
29 That lest, having set the foundation, and not able to finish, all seeing begin to mock him, 30 Saying, That this man began to build, and was not able to finish. 31 Or what king, going to fight with another king in war, not, having sat down first, consults, if he be able with ten thousand to meet him coming with twenty thousand against him?
Names
Cross References
Matthew 7:27
And the rain descended, and rivers came, and winds blew and struck upon that house, and it fell, and great was its fall.
Matthew 27:3-8
Then Judas, he delivering him up, having seen that he was condemned, having felt regret, returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests, and the more ancient,
Acts 1:18-19
Truly this therefore purchased a place from the wages of iniquity; and being bent forward, he brake in pieces in the midst, and all his entrails were poured out.
1 Corinthians 3:11-14
For none is able to lay another foundation above that laid, which is Jesus the Christ.
Hebrews 6:4-8
For impossible for them once enlightened, and having tasted of the heavenly gift, and having partaken of the Holy Spirit,
Hebrews 6:11
And we desire each of you to show the same earnestness to the complete certainty of hope to the end:
Hebrews 10:38
And the just one shall live by faith; but if he draw down, my soul is not contented in him.
2 Peter 2:19-22
Promising them liberty, they being servants of corruption: for by whom any is conquered, by him has he been made to serve.
2 John 1:8
Look to yourselves, lest we should destroy what things we have wrought, but we should receive a full reward.