Luke 14:29

lest after he hath layde ye foundacion and is not able to performe it all yt beholde it beginne to mocke him

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

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

28Which of you disposed to bilde a toure sytteth not doune before and counteth ye cost whether he have sufficient to performe it?

30sayinge: this man beganne to bilde and was not able to make an ende.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:40and sayinge: Thou that destroyest the temple of God and byldest it in thre dayes save thy sylfe. If thou be ye sonne of God come doune from the crosse.

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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