Luke 14:32 - Tree of Life Version

³² If not, while the other is still far away, he sends an ambassador and asks for peace.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³² Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³² And if he cannot [do so], when the other king is still a great way off, he sends an envoy and asks the terms of peace.

American Standard Version (1901)

³² Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and asketh conditions of peace.

Common English Bible

³² And if he didn’t think he could win, he would send a representative to discuss terms of peace while his enemy was still a long way off.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³² If not, then while the other is still far away, sending a delegation, he would ask him for terms of peace.

Luke 14:32 Cross References

Job 40:9

Do you have an arm like God’s and can you thunder with a voice like His?

Matthew 5:25

“Make friends quickly with your opponent while you are with him on the way. Otherwise, your opponent may hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the assistant, and you will be thrown into prison.

Matthew 5:42

Give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

Luke 12:58

For while you are going with your accuser to the authorities, make an effort to come to a settlement with him—so he doesn’t drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer of the court, and the officer of the court throw you into prison.

Luke 14:31

“Or what king, going to make war against another king, won’t first sit down to consider whether he is able with ten thousand to confront the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

Luke 14:33

So in the same way, whoever does not renounce all that he has, cannot be My disciple.

Luke 19:14

But his citizens detested him and they sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We don’t want this fellow to reign over us!’

Acts 12:20

Now it happened that Herod was furious with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they came to him, united. Having won over Blastus, the king’s personal aide, they began asking for peace—because their country was supplied with food from the king’s country.