Luke 14:30
saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 7:27And the rain descended, and the torrents came, and the winds blew, and rushed against that house, and it fell, and the ruin of it was great.
Acts 1:18This is he who obtained the field with the wages of sin, and fell upon his face on the ground, and was severed in his middle, and all his bowels were shed forth.
Hebrews 6:4But they who once unto baptism have descended, and have tasted the gift which is from heaven, and have received the Spirit of Holiness,
Hebrews 10:38But the just by the faith of me shall live; but if he become weary, my soul delighteth not in him.
2 John 1:8Be watchful of yourselves, that not any thing perish which you have wrought; but (that with) a complete reward you may be recompensed.
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 →