Luke 14:30
saying, 'This man began to build and was not able to finish.'
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In The King James Version
Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
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Cross References
Matthew 7:27The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew and struck that house, and it fell, and its destruction was complete.”
Acts 1:18(Now this man bought a field with the earnings he received for his wickedness, and there he fell headfirst, and his body burst open, and all his intestines poured out.
Hebrews 6:4For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, who tasted the heavenly gift, who were sharers of the Holy Spirit,
Hebrews 10:38My righteous one will live by faith. 1 If he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him.”
2 John 1:8Look to yourselves, that you do not lose the things for which we all have worked, but so that you may receive a full reward.
Matthew Henry on Luke 14:26-35
The Necessity of Self-denial. 25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them, 26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. 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? 29 Lest haply, after… Read the whole commentary →