Luke 14:30
Luke 14:28-30 The Message (MSG)
“Is there anyone here who, planning to build a new house, doesn’t first sit down and figure the cost so you’ll know if you can complete it? If you only get the foundation laid and then run out of money, you’re going to look pretty foolish. Everyone passing by will poke fun at you: ‘He started something he couldn’t finish.’
Luke 14:30 King James Version (KJV)
saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
Luke 14:30 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’
Luke 14:30 New Century Version (NCV)
saying, ‘This person began to build but was not able to finish.’
Luke 14:30 American Standard Version (ASV)
saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
Luke 14:30 New International Version (NIV)
saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’
Luke 14:30 New King James Version (NKJV)
saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish’?
Luke 14:30 Amplified Bible (AMP)
saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish!’
Luke 14:30 New Living Translation (NLT)
They would say, ‘There’s the person who started that building and couldn’t afford to finish it!’