Luke 14:31
Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
KJV
Ἢ τίς βασιλεὺς πορευόμενος ἑτέρῳ βασιλεῖ συμβαλεῖν εἰς πόλεμον οὐχὶ καθίσας πρῶτον βουλεύσεται εἰ δυνατός ἐστιν ἐν δέκα χιλιάσιν ὑπαντῆσαι τῷ μετὰ εἴκοσι χιλιάδων ἐρχομένῳ ἐπ’ αὐτόν;
Greek NT
Aut quis rex iturus committere bellum adversus alium regem, non sedens prius cogitat, si possit cum decem millibus occurrere ei, qui cum viginti millibus venit ad se ?
Vulgate
Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
ASV
Or, what king, about to go to make war against another king, doth not first sit down and think whether he be able, with ten thousand, to meet him that, with twenty thousand, cometh against him?
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
25 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- ἑτέρῳ βασιλεῖ συμβαλεῖν — SBLGNT
- ἑτέρῳ βασιλεῖ συμβαλεῖν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- συμβαλεῖν ἑτέρῳ βασιλεῖ — Robinson-Pierpont
- βουλεύσεται — SBLGNT
- βουλεύσεται — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- βουλεύεται — Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
- ὑπαντῆσαι — SBLGNT
- ὑπαντῆσαι — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἀπαντῆσαι — Robinson-Pierpont
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Historic Christian voices
1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Acts 12:20 — And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country wa
- Amos 4:12 — Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.
- Gen 32:3 — And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
- Matt 5:25 — Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into pris
- Prov 20:18 — Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
- Prov 20:18 — Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
- Prov 24:6 — For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
- Prov 25:8 — Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
- Prov 25:8 — Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.