Luke 14:28
“For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Lest haply after he hath laid the foundation,.... Has begun to build, has taken up a profession, has submitted to…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Intending to build a tower - See Mat 21:33. A tower was a place of defense or observation, erected on high places or in…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
To build a tower - Probably this means no more than a dwelling house, on the top of which, according to the Asiatic…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 14:25-35
See how Christ in his doctrine suited himself to those to whom he spoke, and gave every one his portion of meat. To…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
intending to build a tower This and the next similitude are meant, like the previous teachings, to warn the expectant…
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