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Luke 14:28 Cross-References
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“For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?”
Luke 14:28 (KJV)
Commentary on Luke 14:28
Jesus illustrates with a parable: 'For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?' The example of building a 'tower' (πύργον, pyrgon)—likely an agricultural watchtower for guarding crops—requires planning. The phrase 'sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost' (καθίσας πρῶτον ψηφίζει τὴν δαπάνην, kathisas prōton psēphizei tēn dapanēn) describes careful calculation before commencing. The question 'whether he have sufficient to finish it' (εἰ ἔχει εἰς ἀπαρτισμόν, ei echei eis apartismon) indicates the proj...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Luke 14:28
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“and get your fields ready. Afterwards”
“but he who endures to the end will be saved.”
“You can't serve Yahweh; for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your disobedience nor your sins.”
“he can't be my disciple.”
“You don't know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They said to him”
“The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”
“What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
“when we were with you”
“Come, let's build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top reaches to the sky, and let's make ourselves a name, lest we be scattered abroad on the surface of the whole earth.”
“as long as I am in this tent”