Luke 14:30
saying, that this man began to build, and was not able to complete it.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
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 came down, and the rivers came, and the winds blew, and beat against that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
Acts 1:18Then indeed he purchased a field by the reward of iniquity, and falling headlong, burst asunder in the middle, and all his bowels burst out;
Hebrews 6:4For it is impossible that those having been once enlightened, and tasted the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
Hebrews 10:38My righteous man shall live by faith: and if he may draw back, my soul has no pleasure in him.
2 John 1:8Take heed to yourselves, that you may not destroy those things which you have wrought, but 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 →