Luke 14:30 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 14:30

saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Basil of Caesarea

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (379)

(in Esai. 2.) Or the tower is a lofty watch-tower fitted for the guardianship of the city and the discovery of the enemy's approach. In like manner was our understanding given us to preserve the good, to guard against the evil. For the building up whereof the Lord bids us sit down and count our means if we have sufficient to finish.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Saying, this man began to build,.... 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.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

We lose the things we have wrought ( 2 John 8 ), and all we have done and suffered is in vain, Gal. iii. (2.) When we undertake to be Christ's disciples we are like a man that goes to war, and therefore must consider the hazard of it, and the difficulties that are to be encountered,

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

We learn, firstly, from this passage — that true Christians must be ready, if need be, to give up everything for Christ's sake. This is a lesson which is taught in very remarkable language. Our Lord says, "If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters — yes, even his own life — he cannot be My disciple!" This expression must doubtless be interpreted with some qualification . We must never explain any text of Scripture in such a manner as to make it contradict another.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

(1874)

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
λέγοντες	legontes	saying	G3004 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
οὗτος	houtos	This	G3778 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
ἄνθρωπος	anthrōpos	man	G444 →
ἤρξατο	ērxato	began	G757 →
οἰκοδομεῖν	oikodomein	to build	G3618 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἴσχυσεν	ischusen	he was able	G2480 →
ἐκτελέσαι.	ektelesai	to finish.	G1615 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 John 1:8
Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.
leads to
- Hebrews 10:35
  So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.
- Revelation 3:11
  I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.
- 1 Corinthians 3:14
  If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward.
- 1 Corinthians 3:8
  He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.
- Hebrews 12:15
  See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
Through
Hebrews 6:11
We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
leads to
- 2 Peter 1:5–8
  For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
- Romans 5:2–5
  through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
- Hebrews 3:6
  But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke