Luke 14:28

For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn’t sit down ¹  first and compute the cost ²  to see if he has enough money to complete it?

biblegateway Luk 14:28

"Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?

biblegateway Luk 14:28

"For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it?

biblegateway Luk 14:28

"But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first getting estimates and then checking to see if there is enough money to pay the bills?

biblegateway Luk 14:28

"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?

SABDAweb Luk 14:28

For which of you, desiring to put up a tower, does not first give much thought to the price, if he will have enough to make it complete?

bibleoremus Luk 14:28

For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it?

biblegateway Luk 14:28

"For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it ––

biblegateway Luk 14:28

For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn’t sit down ¹  first and compute the cost ²  to see if he has enough money to complete it?

¹ tn The participle καθίσας (kaqisas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

² tn The first illustration involves checking to see if enough funds exist to build a watchtower. Both ψηφίζω (yhfizw, “compute”) and δαπάνη (dapanh, “cost”) are economic terms.