Luke 14:32
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 desireth.

Luke 12:58
Make 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.

1 Kings 20:31-34
Then 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 10:4, 5
But they were terrified and reasoned, "If two kings could not stand against him, how can we?" . . .

Job 40:9
Do you have an arm like God's? Can you thunder with a voice like His?

Matthew 5:25
Reconcile 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.

Acts 12:20
Now Herod had become infuriated 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 4:6-10
But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble." . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Or else, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace.

King James Bible
Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If not, while the other is still far off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace.

International Standard Version
If he can't, he will send a delegation to ask for terms of peace while the other king is still far away.

NET Bible
If he cannot succeed, he will send a representative while the other is still a long way off and ask for terms of peace.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“And if not, while he is far off from him, he sends envoys and pleads for peace.”
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