Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like his?
Luke 14:32 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised If not, while the other is still far off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and asketh conditions of peace. Common English Bible 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 If not, then while the other is still far away, sending a delegation, he would ask him for terms of peace. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Or else, whilst the other is yet afar off, sending an embassy, he desireth conditions of peace. |
Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like his?
Reach a settlement quickly with your adversary while you’re on the way with him to the court, or your adversary will hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you will be thrown into prison.
Give to the one who asks you, and don’t turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
As you are going with your adversary to the ruler, make an effort to settle with him on the way. Then he won’t drag you before the judge, the judge hand you over to the bailiff, and the bailiff throw you into prison.
‘Or what king, going to war against another king, will not first sit down and decide if he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one who comes against him with twenty thousand?
In the same way, therefore, every one of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.
‘But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, “We don’t want this man to rule over us.”
Herod had been very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. Together they presented themselves before him. After winning over Blastus, who was in charge of the king’s bedroom, they asked for peace, because their country was supplied with food from the king’s country.