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Luke 14:30

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Luke 14:30 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
Luke 14:30 — American Standard Version

Context — Luke 14

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
27Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
28For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have [wherewith] to complete it?
29Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him,
30saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
31Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
32Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and asketh conditions of peace.
33So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Saying, this man began to build, etc.] He set out well, he promised great things, and made a considerable bluster and stir, as if he would carry things at once to a very high pitch: and was not able to finish; it was all noise and talk, and nothing else: falling off from a profession of religion, exposes men to contempt and scorn; such are not only cast out of churches with disgrace, but are despised by men, by wicked men; and are a reproach, a proverb, and a taunt in all places; and even are mocked by devils too.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Mat 7:27, Mat 27:3-8; Act 1:18, Act 1:19; Co1 3:11-14; Heb 6:4-8, Heb 6:11, Heb 10:38; Pe2 2:19-22; Jo2 1:8 Luke 14:31”
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