Luke 14:32

New International Reader's Version

And suppose he decides he can’t win. Then he will send some men to ask how peace can be made. He will do this while the other king is still far away.

Cross References

Job 40:9

Is your arm as powerful as mine is? Can your voice thunder as mine does?

Matthew 5:25

“Suppose someone has a claim against you and is taking you to court. Settle the matter quickly. Do this while you are still together on the way. If you don’t, you may be handed over to the judge. The judge may hand you over to the officer to be thrown into prison.

Matthew 5:42

Give to the one who asks you for something. Don’t turn away from the one who wants to borrow something from you.

Luke 12:58

Suppose someone has a claim against you, and you are on your way to court. Try hard to settle the matter on the way. If you don’t, that person may drag you off to the judge. The judge may turn you over to the officer. And the officer may throw you into prison.

Luke 14:31

“Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. And suppose he has 10,000 men, while the other has 20,000 coming against him. Won’t he first sit down and think about whether he can win?

Luke 14:33

In the same way, you must give up everything you have. Those of you who don’t cannot be my disciple.

Luke 19:14

“But those he ruled over hated him. They sent some messengers after him. They were sent to say, ‘We don’t want this man to be our king.’

Acts 12:20

He had been quarreling with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they got together and asked for a meeting with him. This was because they depended on the king’s country to supply them with food. They gained the support of Blastus and then asked for peace. Blastus was a trusted personal servant of the king.