Luke 14:30-32

Expanded Bible

³⁰ saying, ‘This person began to build but was not able to finish.’

³¹ “If a king is going to ·fight [meet in battle; wage war against] another king, first ·he will [^Lwill he not…?] sit down and plan. He will decide if he and his ten thousand soldiers can ·defeat [^Lengage/meet in battle] the other king who has twenty thousand soldiers. ³² If he can’t, then while the other king is still far away, he will send ·some people [an embassy; a messenger] to speak to him and ask for [terms of] peace.