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Luke 14:29

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29Otherwisel after* he has laid the foundation and is not able to finish it,* all who see it* will begin to ridicule him,

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Footnotes

  1. lLiterally “so that lest”
  2. *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“has laid”)
  3. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  4. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

NLTNew Living Translation

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

KJV 1900King 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,