Luke 14:30 Meaning and Explanation
“Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.”
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Read Full Chapter →The onlookers give their verdict: this man began to build and was not able to finish.
What Does Luke 14:30 Mean?
Jesus even writes the mockery's script — a one-line epitaph for the abandoned tower: this man began to build, and was not able to finish. As long as the ruin stands, the sentence repeats itself to every passerby.
Began, and was not able to finish — it is the biography Jesus warns his followers not to live. The hope of the disciple runs the other way: faith looks to Jesus, the author and finisher (Hebrews 12:2), who never lays a foundation he will abandon. Begun with him and continued with him, the building of a life need not end as a proverb of failure.
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What does Luke 14:30 mean?
The onlookers give their verdict: this man began to build and was not able to finish.