Luke 14:31
Or what king, going to war with another king, will not first take thought if he will be strong enough, with ten thousand men, to keep off him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
30And saying, This man made a start at building and is not able to make it complete.
Cross References
2 Kings 18:20You say you have a design, and strength for war, but these are only words. Now to whom are you looking for support, that you have gone against my authority?
Proverbs 20:18Every purpose is put into effect by wise help: and by wise guiding make war.
Matthew Henry on Luke 14:26-35
The Necessity of Self-denial. 25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them, 26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? 29 Lest haply, after… Read the whole commentary →