Luke 14:32

Luke 14:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
• New International Version (NIV)If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks conditions of peace.

Context of Luke 14:32

30saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish!’ 31Or what king, when he sets out to meet another king in battle, will not first sit down and consider whether he is strong enough with ten thousand men to encounter the one who is coming against him with twenty thousand? Or else [if he feels he is not powerful enough], while the other [king] is still a far distance away, he sends an envoy and asks for terms of peace. 33So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not [carefully consider the cost and then for My sake] give up all his own possessions. 34“Therefore, salt is good; but if salt has become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned?

Luke 14:32 word by word

εἰ δὲ μή γε, ἔτι αὐτοῦ πόρρω ὄντος πρεσβείαν ἀποστείλας ἐρωτᾷ τὰ πρὸς εἰρήνην.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Orδέde · thenG1161
• elseεἰei · ifG1487
• ·εἰ δὲ μή(γε)ei de mē(ge) · but if not; otherwiseG1490
• while the otherαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• yetἔτιeti · stillG2089
• a great way offπόρρωporrhō · far (away)G4206
• he sendethἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• an ambassageπρεσβείαpresbeia · delegationG4242
• and desireth conditionsἐρωτάωerōtaō · to askG2065
• ofπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515

Cross-references for Luke 14:32

• Luke 12:58For while you are going with your opponent [at law] to appear before a magistrate, on the way make an effort to settle, so that he does not drag you before the judge, and the judge does not [rule against you and] turn you over to the officer, and the officer does not throw you into prison.
• 1 Kings 20:31But his servants said to him, “We have heard that the kings of the house (royal line) of Israel are merciful kings. Please let us put sackcloth around our loins and ropes on our necks [as symbols of submission], and go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will spare your life.”
• 2 Kings 10:4But they were extremely afraid and said, “Look, the two kings did not stand before Jehu; so how can we stand?”
• Job 40:9Have you an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His?
• Matthew 5:25Come to terms quickly [at the earliest opportunity] with your opponent at law while you are with him on the way [to court], so that your opponent does not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you are thrown into prison.
• Acts 12:20Now Herod [Agrippa I] was extremely angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; and their delegates came to him in a united group, and after persuading Blastus, the king’s chamberlain [to support their cause], they asked for peace, because their country was fed by [imports of grain and other goods from] the king’s country.
• James 4:6But He gives us more and more grace [through the power of the Holy Spirit to defy sin and live an obedient life that reflects both our faith and our gratitude for our salvation]. Therefore, it says, “God is opposed to the proud and haughty, but [continually] gives [the gift of] grace to the humble [who turn away from self-righteousness].”

Commentaries on Luke 14:32

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32Or else - If he is not able. If he is satisfied that he would be defeated. An ambassage - Persons to treat with an enemy and propose terms of peace. These expressions are not to be improperly pressed in order to obtain from them a spiritual signification. The general scope of the parable is to be learned from the connection, and may be thus expressed: 1. Every man who becomes a follower of Jesus should calmly and deliberately look at all the consequences…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-35Verses 25-35 Though the disciples of Christ are not all crucified, yet they all bear their cross, and must bear it in the way of duty. Jesus bids them count upon it, and then consider of it. Our Saviour explains this by two similitudes; the former showing that we must consider the expenses of our religion; the latter, that we must consider the perils of it. Sit down and count the cost; consider it will cost the mortifying of sin, even the most beloved…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-35large crowds were traveling with Jesus: Jesus was very popular, but he was about to teach that the cost of following him was also very high.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-3328-33. which of you, &c.--Common sense teaches men not to begin any costly work without first seeing that they have wherewithal to finish. And he who does otherwise exposes himself to general ridicule. Nor will any wise potentate enter on a war with any hostile power without first seeing to it that, despite formidable odds (two to one), he be able to stand his ground; and if he has no hope of this, he will feel that nothing remains for him but to make the…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 14:32

• Ambassadors
• Jesus, the Christ
• Prudence
• Salvation
• Seekers
• Self-Denial
• War

In the dictionaries

• Compel
• Condition
• Consent
• Consult
• Exalt
• Excuse
• Halt
• Hate
• Worship
• Ambassage

Commentaries on Luke 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings