New International Version (NIV)
28 “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?
Luke 14:28
Luke 14:28 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
28For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
28For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it?
Amplified Bible (AMP)
28For which one of you, when he wants to build a watchtower [for his guards], does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see if he has enough to finish it?
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
28Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
28“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you sit down first and figure out how much it will cost? Then you will see whether you have enough money to finish it.