Luke 14:29

For fear that, if he has laid the foundation and is not able to finish it, every one who sees it should begin to laugh at him,

Twentieth Century New Testament

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

28Why, which of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and reckon the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it? —

30and say ‘Here is a man who began to build and was not able to finish!’

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Cross References

Matthew 27:40“You who ‘destroy the Temple and build one in three days,’ save yourself! If you are God’s Son, 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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