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Holman Christian Standard Bible
29 Otherwise, after he has laid the foundation and cannot finish it, all the onlookers will begin to make fun of him,
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English Standard Version
29 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,
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King James Version
29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
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The Message Bible
29 If you only get the foundation laid and then run out of money, you're going to look pretty foolish. Everyone passing by will poke fun at you:
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New American Standard Bible
29 "Otherwise , when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who observe it begin to ridicule him,
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New International Version
29 For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you,
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New King James Version
29 lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,
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New Living Translation
29 Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of money, and then everyone would laugh at you.
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New Revised Standard
29 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will begin to ridicule him,
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American Standard Version
29 Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him,
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The Bible in Basic English
29 For fear that if he makes a start and is not able to go on with it to the end, all who see it will be laughing at him,
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Common English Bible
29 Otherwise, when you have laid the foundation but couldn't finish the tower, all who see it will begin to belittle you.
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
29 Otherwise, when you have laid the foundation but couldn't finish the tower, all who see it will begin to belittle you.
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The Complete Jewish Bible
29 If you don't, then when you have laid the foundation but can't finish, all the onlookers start making fun of you
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The Darby Translation
29 in order that, having laid the foundation of it, and not being able to finish it, all who see it do not begin to mock at him,
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Good News Translation
29 If you don't, you will not be able to finish the tower after laying the foundation; and all who see what happened will make fun of you.
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Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha
29 If you don't, you will not be able to finish the tower after laying the foundation; and all who see what happened will make fun of you.
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GOD'S WORD Translation
29 Otherwise, if you lay a foundation and can't finish the building, everyone who watches will make fun of you.
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Hebrew Names Version
29 Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,
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Jubilee Bible 2000
29 Lest perhaps after he has laid the foundation and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
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Lexham English Bible
29 {Otherwise} [after] he has laid the foundation and is not able to finish [it], all who see [it] will begin to ridicule him,
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New Century Version
29 If you don't, you might lay the foundation, but you would not be able to finish. Then all who would see it would make fun of you,
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New International Reader's Version
29 Suppose he starts building and is not able to finish. Then everyone who sees what he has done will laugh at him.
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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
29 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will begin to ridicule him,
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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
29 Lest, after he hath laid the foundation and is not able to finish it, all that see it begin to mock him,
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Revised Standard Version
29 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
29 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,
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SBL Greek New Testament
29 ἵνα μήποτε θέντος αὐτοῦ θεμέλιον καὶ μὴ ἰσχύοντος ἐκτελέσαι πάντες οἱ θεωροῦντες ἄρξωνται αὐτῷ ἐμπαίζειν ⸃
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Third Millennium Bible
29 Lest it may happen, after he hath laid the foundation and is not able to finish it, all who behold it begin to mock him,
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Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha
29 Lest it may happen, after he hath laid the foundation and is not able to finish it, all who behold it begin to mock him,
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Tyndale
29 lest after he hath layde ye foundacion and is not able to performe it all yt beholde it beginne to mocke him
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The Latin Vulgate
29 ne posteaquam posuerit fundamentum et non potuerit perficere omnes qui vident incipiant inludere ei
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
29 ne posteaquam posuerit fundamentum et non potuerit perficere omnes qui vident incipiant inludere ei
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The Webster Bible
29 Lest perhaps after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish [it], all that behold [it] begin to mock him,
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World English Bible
29 Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,
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Weymouth New Testament
29 lest perhaps, when he has laid the foundation and is unable to finish, all who see it shall begin to jeer at him,
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Wycliffe
29 Lest after that he hath set the foundament [Lest after he hath put the foundament], and be not able to perform, all that see, begin to scorn him,
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Young's Literal Translation
29 lest that he having laid a foundation, and not being able to finish, all who are beholding may begin to mock him,
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