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Luke 14:28

For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “for” (εἰς) before [its] completion here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the to” (τὰ πρὸς) before [its] completion here.

τίςtiswhichτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.whichγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐξexofἐκ (ek)preposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.youθέλωνthelōnintendingθέλω (thelō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “intending”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.intendingπύργονpurgona towerπύργος (purgos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a tower”, the object formG4444a tower, fortified structure.This verse uses “a tower”.a towerοἰκοδομῆσαιoikodomēsaito buildοἰκοδομέω (oikodomeō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to build”, a single actionG3618I erect a building, build; fig. of the building up of character: I build up, edify, encourage.This verse uses “build”.οὐχὶouchinotοὐχίparticle — “not”G3780by no means, not at all.notπρῶτονprōtonfirstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “first”, the object formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.firstκαθίσαςkathisasto seatκαθίζω (kathizō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to seat”, a single actionG2523(a) trans: I make to sit; I set, appoint, (b) intrans: I sit down, am seated, stay.ψηφίζειpsēphizeiand countethψηφίζω (psēphizō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and counteth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5585I reckon, compute, calculate.and countethτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δαπάνηνdapanēncostδαπάνη (dapanē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “cost”, the object formG1160cost, expense.This verse uses “cost”.the costεἰeiwhetherεἰparticle — “whether”G1487if.whetherἔχειecheihe haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.he haveεἰςeissufficient toεἰςpreposition — “sufficient to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.sufficient toἀπαρτισμόνapartismonfinishἀπαρτισμός (apartismos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “finish”, the object formG535completion, perfection.finish

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πρὸςprossufficient toπρόςpreposition — “sufficient to”G4314to, towards, with.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expence, whether he have the things for completing?

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American Standard Version (1901)

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it?

Young’s Literal Translation

'For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expence, whether he have the things for completing?

World English Bible

For which of you , desiring to build a tower , doesn’ t first sit down and count the cost , to see if he has enough to complete it ?

Darby Translation

For which of you, desirous of building a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, if he have what [is needed] to complete it;

Douay-Rheims

For which of you having a mind to build a tower, doth not first sit down, and reckon the charges that are necessary, whether he have wherewithal to finish it:

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