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Luke 14:32 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Luke 14:32 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 14 verse 32 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.”
Luke 14:32 (KJV)
Commentary on Luke 14:32
Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace. The alternative scenario: ei de mē ge (εἰ δὲ μή γε, "but if not") introduces the king's prudent response to recognized inadequacy. While the enemy is eti autou porrō ontos (ἔτι αὐτοῦ πόρρω ὄντος, "yet being far off"), the outmatched king aposteias presbeian (ἀποστείλας πρεσβείαν, "having sent an embassy") seeks terms. The phrase erōta ta pros eirēnēn (ἐρωτᾷ τὰ πρὸς εἰρήνην, "asks for conditions of peace") indicates negotiation from weakness, seeking surrender terms.Applied to discipleshi...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Luke 14:32
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“and”
“and said”
“try diligently on the way to be released from him”
“See now”
“God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.{Proverbs 3:34}”
“while you are with him in the way; lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to the judge”
“Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?”