Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
saying, 'This man began to build, but could not 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.
Julia Smith Translation
Saying, That 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.
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 lest perhaps, when he has laid the foundation and is unable to finish, all who see it shall begin to jeer at him, 30 saying, 'This man began to build, but could not finish.' 31 Or what king, marching to encounter another king in war, does not first sit down and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand men to meet the one who is advancing against him with twenty thousand?
Names
Cross References
Matthew 7:27
The heavy rain descends, the swollen torrents come, and the winds blow and burst upon the house, and it falls; and disastrous is the fall."
Matthew 27:3-8
Then when Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He was condemned, smitten with remorse he brought back the thirty shekels to the High Priests and Elders
Acts 1:18-19
(Now having bought a piece of ground with the money paid for his wickedness he fell there with his face downwards, and, his body bursting open, he became disembowelled.
1 Corinthians 3:11-14
For no one can lay any other foundation in addition to that which is already laid, namely Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 6:4-8
For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once for all been enlightened, and have tasted the sweetness of the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
Hebrews 6:11
But we long for each of you to continue to manifest the same earnestness, with a view to your enjoying fulness of hope to the very End;
Hebrews 10:38
But it is by faith that My righteous servant shall live; and if he shrinks back, My soul takes no pleasure in him."
2 Peter 2:19-22
And they promise them freedom, although they are themselves the slaves of what is corrupt. For a man is the slave of any one by whom he has been worsted in fight.
2 John 1:8
Keep guard over yourselves, so that you may not lose the results of your good deeds, but may receive back a full reward.