Luke 14:30

saying—This man, began to build, and was not able to finish!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

In Context

29lest once, he having laid a foundation, and not being able to finish, all who are looking on, should begin to mock at him,

31Or, what king, moving on to encounter, another king, in battle, will not sit down first and take counsel, whether he is able, with ten thousand, to meet him who, with twenty thousand, is coming against him.

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Cross References

Matthew 7:27And the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and dashed against that house, and it fell; and, the fall thereof, was, great.

Acts 1:18This man therefore had possessed himself of a field out of the reward of unrighteousness,—and falling headlong burst asunder in the midst, and forth gushed all his bowels;

Hebrews 6:4For it is impossible—as to these who have been, once for all, illuminated, who have tasted also of the heavenly free-gift, and have been made, partners, in a Holy Spirit,

Hebrews 10:38But, my righteous one, by faith, shall live, and, if he draw back, my soul delighteth not in him.

2 John 1:8Be taking heed unto yourselves, lest ye lose what things we earned,—but, a full reward, ye may duly receive.

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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