Luke 14:32
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.”
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“And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and asketh conditions of peace.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and if not so--he being yet a long way off--having sent an embassy, he doth ask the things for peace.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 14:32 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 20:31Then the servants of Ben-hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”
- 2 Kings 10:4But they were terrified and reasoned, “If two kings could not stand against him, how can we?”
- Job 40:9Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
- Matthew 5:25Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.
- Luke 12:58Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.
- Acts 12:20Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.
- James 4:6But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
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