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Luke 14:30
And saying, This man made a start at building and is not able to make it complete.
Luke 14:30 · Bible in Basic English
Luke 14:30 in other translations
Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’
saying, ‘This man began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’
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In context
27 Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple.
28 For which of you, desiring to put up a tower, does not first give much thought to the price, if he will have enough to make it complete?
29 For fear that if he makes a start and is not able to go on with it to the end, all who see it will be laughing at him,
30 And saying, This man made a start at building and is not able to make it complete.
31 Or what king, going to war with another king, will not first take thought if he will be strong enough, with ten thousand men, to keep off him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
32 Or while the other is still a great distance away, he sends representatives requesting conditions of peace.
33 And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple.
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