Luke 14:29

lest, when he hath laid the foundation, and is unable to finish, all that see it begin to deride him;

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,

In Context

28For, which of you, wishing to build a tower, doth not first sit down and compute the expense, whether he have the means to complete it?

30and say: This man began to build, and was unable to finish.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:40and said: Destroyer of the temple, and builder of it in three days, deliver thyself; if thou art the Son of God, and come down from the cross.

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 →

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