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Luke 14:29

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Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him,

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Luke 14:29 in other translations

Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,

Luke 14:29 · World English Bible

Luke 14:29 in context

  1. 27Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
  2. 28For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it?
  3. 29Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him,
  4. 30saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
  5. 31Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?