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saying,λέγοντες‘ThisΟὗτοςmanὁ ἄνθρωποςbeganἤρξατοto buildοἰκοδομεῖνandκαὶwas notοὐκableἴσχυσενto finish.’ἐκτελέσαι
Luke 14:30
Study it in the app“saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’”
Jesus says to sit down and count the cost, with a tower and a king as examplesFollowing Jesus
With the Greek beneath
Luke 14:30, word by word
- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpos” appears- beganἤρξατοērxato
begin
To start doing something.
Where else “ērxato” appears- to buildοἰκοδομεῖνoikodomein
build
To raise a house, a tower or another structure, stone upon stone.
Where else “oikodomein” appears- ableἴσχυσενischysen
be able
To have the strength or the capacity to do something.
Where else “ischysen” appears- to finish.’ἐκτελέσαιektelesai
finish
Finish, complete, bring to an end.
Where else “ektelesai” appears
The context
29Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will begin to mock him,
30 · This verse (above)
31Or what king, going to encounter another king in war, will not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet the one who comes against him with twenty thousand?
To study Luke 14 in a group
1. What it says
What excuses do the guests give for not coming to the great banquet, and whom does the master of the house invite afterward? (vv. 16-24)
2. What it means
Jesus says that whoever exalts himself will be humbled and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. How does he illustrate this at the table? (vv. 7-11)
3. How I live it
Jesus suggests inviting those who cannot repay you. Whom could you invite or help without expecting anything in return? (vv. 12-14)