Luke 14:29

George Lamsa Translation

Lest after he has laid the foundation, he is not able to finish it, and all who see it will mock him,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Otherwise, after he has laid the foundation and cannot finish it, all the onlookers will begin to ridicule him,

King James Version (1611)
Lest haply after hee hath laide the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it, begin to mock 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,

English Standard Version
Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,

New American Standard Bible
"Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who are watching it will begin to ridicule him,

New Century Version
If you don't, you might lay the foundation, but you would not be able to finish. Then all who would see it would make fun of you,

Amplified Bible
"Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is unable to finish [the building], all who see it will begin to ridicule him,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who observe it begin to ridicule him,

Legacy Standard Bible
Lest, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who observe it begin to ridicule him,

Berean Standard Bible
Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,

Contemporary English Version
Otherwise, you will start building the tower, but not be able to finish. Then everyone who sees what is happening will laugh at you.

Complete Jewish Bible
If you don't, then when you have laid the foundation but can't finish, all the onlookers start making fun of you

Darby Translation
in order that, having laid the foundation of it, and not being able to finish it, all who see it do not begin to mock at him,

Easy-to-Read Version
If you don't do that, you might begin the work, but you would not be able to finish. And if you could not finish it, everyone would laugh at you.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Lest that after he hath laide the foundation, and is not able to performe it, all that behold it, begin to mocke him,

Good News Translation
If you don't, you will not be able to finish the tower after laying the foundation; and all who see what happened will make fun of you.

Lexham English Bible
Otherwise after he has laid the foundation and is not able to finish it, all who see it will begin to ridicule him,

Literal Translation
that having laid a foundation, and not having strength to finish, all those seeing begin to mock him,

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

Bible in Basic English
For fear that if he makes a start and is not able to go on with it to the end, all who see it will be laughing at him,

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

International Standard Version
Otherwise, if he lays a foundation and can't finish the building,the building">[fn] everyone who watches will begin to ridicule him

Etheridge Translation
lest, when he shall have laid the foundation, and shall not be able to finish, all who see shall deride him,

Murdock Translation
lest, when he hath laid the foundation, and is unable to finish, all that see it begin to deride him;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Lest after he hath layde the foundation, and is not able to perfourme it, all that beholde it, begyn to mocke hym,

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

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

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Lest haply after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold mock him,

Weymouth's New Testament
lest perhaps, when he has laid the foundation and is unable to finish, all who see it shall begin to jeer at him,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Lest aftir that he hath set the foundement, and mowe not perfourme, alle that seen, bigynnen to scorne hym, and seie, For this man bigan to bilde,

Update Bible Version
Lest perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that watch begin to mock him,

Webster's Bible Translation
Lest perhaps after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish [it], all that behold [it] begin to mock him,

New English Translation
Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish the tower, all who see it will begin to make fun of him.

New King James Version
lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,

New Living Translation
Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of money, and then everyone would laugh at you.

New Life Bible
or when the base of the building is finished, you might see that you do not have enough money to finish it. Then all who would see it would make fun of you.

New Revised Standard
Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will begin to ridicule him,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
lest once, he having laid a foundation, and not being able to finish, all who are looking on, should begin to mock at him,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Lest, after he hath laid the foundation and is not able to finish it, all that see it begin to mock him,

Revised Standard Version
Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
lest after he hath layde ye foundacion and is not able to performe it all yt beholde it beginne to mocke him

Young's Literal Translation
lest that he having laid a foundation, and not being able to finish, all who are beholding may begin to mock him,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
lest after he hath layed the foundacio, and is not able to perfourme it, all they that se it, begynne to laugh him to scorne,

Mace New Testament (1729)
for fear he should be made the jest of every spectator, for laying the foundation, without being able to carry it on.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Otherwise your cattle will starve, and people will laugh at you.

Contextual Overview

²⁵ And while many people were going with him, he turned and said to them, ²⁶ He who comes to me and does not put aside his father, and his mother, and his brothers, and his sisters, and his wife, and his children, and even his own life, he cannot be a disciple to me. ²⁷ And he who does not take up his cross and follow me, cannot be a disciple to me. ²⁸ For which of you, who wishes to build a tower, does not at first sit down and consider its cost, to see if he has enough to finish it? ²⁹ Lest after he has laid the foundation, he is not able to finish it, and all who see it will mock him, ³⁰ Saying, This man began to build, but he was not able to finish. ³¹ Or which king, who goes to war to fight against a king equal to him, would not at first reason, whether he is able with ten thousand to meet the one who is coming against him with twenty thousand? ³² And if not, while he is far away from him, sends envoys and seeks peace. ³³ So every man of you, who would not leave all his possessions, cannot be a disciple to me. ³⁴ Salt is good; but if the salt lose its savor, with what can it be salted?

Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: Jeremiah 22:14 - I will Matthew 27:40 - that destroyest Ephesians 6:11 - able

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Lest haply after he hath laid the foundation,.... Has begun to build, has taken up a profession, has submitted to ordinances, and got into a church state:

and is not able to finish it; a foundation may be laid, and the building may never be finished, because the foundation is not laid right; was it, it would continue, and the building go on, and at last be finished; though no man is able to finish it of himself, yet those hands which have laid the foundation, will raise up the superstructure, and complete the whole building, through the power and efficacy of divine grace: but where there is a beginning, and which at first looks well, and there is no progress, but the work is dropped and left unfinished,

all that behold it, begin to mock; as follows;

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Haply - Perhaps.

To mock him - To ridicule him. To laugh at him.