Luke 14:32
World English Bible (WEB)
Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy and asks for conditions of peace.
In context
30 saying, ‘This man began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’
31 Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy and asks for conditions of peace.
33 So therefore, whoever of you who doesn’t renounce all that he has, he can’t be my disciple.
34 “Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?
Luke 14:32 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy and asks for conditions of peace.
- KJV King James Version
- Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and asketh conditions of peace.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and if not so — he being yet a long way off — having sent an embassy, he doth ask the things for peace.
- DBY Darby Translation
- and if not, while he is yet far off, having sent an embassy, he asks for terms of peace.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an embassy, and desireth conditions of peace.