Luke 14:29
Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
KJV
ἵνα μήποτε θέντος αὐτοῦ θεμέλιον καὶ μὴ ἰσχύοντος ἐκτελέσαι πάντες οἱ θεωροῦντες ἄρξωνται αὐτῷ ἐμπαίζειν,
Greek NT
ne, posteaquam posuerit fundamentum, et non potuerit perficere, omnes qui vident, incipiant illudere ei,
Vulgate
Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him,
ASV
Lest, after he hath laid the foundation and is not able to finish it, all that see it begin to mock him,
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- αὐτῷ ἐμπαίζειν — SBLGNT
- αὐτῷ ἐμπαίζειν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἐμπαίζειν αὐτῷ — Robinson-Pierpont
Parable
Historic Christian voices
1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Eph 6:11 — Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.