Make friends with yoʋr adversary quickly while yoʋ are on the way with him, lest yoʋr adversary hand yoʋ over to the judge, and the judge hand yoʋ over to the guard, and yoʋ be thrown into prison.
Luke 14:32 - The Text-Critical English New Testament If he cannot, he sends a delegation while the other is still far away 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. |
Make friends with yoʋr adversary quickly while yoʋ are on the way with him, lest yoʋr adversary hand yoʋ over to the judge, and the judge hand yoʋ over to the guard, and yoʋ be thrown into prison.
Give to him who asks of yoʋ, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from yoʋ.
As yoʋ are going with yoʋr adversary before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag yoʋ to the judge, and the judge hand yoʋ over to the officer, and the officer throw yoʋ into prison.
Or what king, when he is going out to confront another king in battle, does not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to face the king who is coming against him with twenty thousand men?
So then, any one of you who does not give up all his possessions cannot be my disciple.
Now his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’
Now Herod was having an angry dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they came to him with one accord, and having won over Blastus, the king's personal attendant, they asked for peace, because their country was supplied with food from the king's country.