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Luke 14:29 — Meaning and Application
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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, "
Luke 14:29
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish
Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
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Luke 14:1
"And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him."
Luke 14:2
"And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy."
Luke 14:3
"And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?"
Luke 14:4
"And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;"
Luke 14:5
"And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?"
Luke 14:6
"And they could not answer him again to these things."
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