The Cost of Discipleship
Luke 14:32
In 9 translations
- BSB
- And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.
- KJV
- Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
- WEB
- Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy and asks for conditions of peace.
- ASV
- Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and asketh conditions of peace.
- LSV
- And if not so—he being yet a long way off—having sent a delegation, he asks the things for peace.
- YLT
- and if not so — he being yet a long way off — having sent an embassy, he doth ask the things for peace.
- DBY
- and if not, while he is yet far off, having sent an embassy, he asks for terms of peace.
- DRC
- Or else, whilst the other is yet afar off, sending an embassy, he desireth conditions of peace.
- GNV
- Or els while hee is yet a great way off, hee sendeth an ambassage, and desireth peace.
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Where the editions differ
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include τὰ (“the”); Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
- Word order: SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place μή elsewhere in this verse.
- Word order: Byzantine text place αὐτοῦ elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: αὐτοῦ πόρρω. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read αὐτοῦ πόρρω; Robinson–Pierpont read πόρρω αὐτοῦ.
- SBLGNT: τὰ. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read τὰ; Westcott and Hort (1881) omit this wording.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- εἰ δὲ μήγε, ἔτι αὐτοῦ πόρρω ὄντος πρεσβείαν ἀποστείλας ἐρωτᾷ τὰ πρὸς εἰρήνην.
- RP2018
- Εἰ δὲ μήγε, ἔτι πόρρω αὐτοῦ ὄντος, πρεσβείαν ἀποστείλας ἐρωτᾷ τὰ πρὸς εἰρήνην.
- TR-Boyd
- Εἰ δὲ μήγε, ἔτι αὐτοῦ πόρρω ὄντος, πρεσβείαν ἀποστείλας ἐρωτᾷ τὰ πρὸς εἰρήνην.
- SCR1894
- ει δε μηγε ετι αυτου πορρω οντος πρεσβειαν αποστειλας ερωτα τα προς ειρηνην
Who and where
◆ Teaching and Healing in Perea to Jerusalem
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AmbassagePrudenceSelf-DenialAmbassadorsMarthaParablesLuke, the Gospel ofSeekersSalvationMark, the Gospel According to
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Cross-references most cited first
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- Job 40:9Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
- 2 Kings 10:4–5But they were terrified and reasoned, “If two kings could not stand against him, how can we?” So the palace administrator, the overseer of the city, the elders, and the guardians sent a message to Jehu: “We are your…
- Luke 12:58Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you…
- 1 Kings 20:31–34Then the servants of Ben-hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads.…
- Matthew 5:25Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.
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