Luke 14:28 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Intending to build a tower - See Matthew 21:33 . A tower was a place of defense or observation, erected on high places or in vineyards, to guard against enemies. It was made “high,” so as to ena...

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• Luke 14:28 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  For which of you, intending to build a tower, (e) sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have [sufficient] to finish [it]? (e) At home, and calculates all his costs before he begi...

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• Luke 14:28 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Discipleship and its Cost. The passage is a reminder that, despite the universality of the Kingdom, the number of its true subjects is small. To the crowd that is following Him Jesus applies a stri...

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• Luke 14:28 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  of . out of. Greek. ek. App-104. Not the same word as in Luke 14:8 . intending . desiring. See App-102. not. App-105. counteth . reckoneth, or calculateth. Greek psephizo. Occurs only he...

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• Luke 14:28 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  Luke 14:28 . For which of you, etc , That no one may think it hard to follow Christ on the condition of renouncing all his desires, a useful warning is here given. We must consider beforeh...

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• Luke 14:28 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 1541 THE FOOLISH BUILDER AND THE INCONSIDERATE KING Luke 14:28-33 . Which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient...

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• Luke 14:28 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it ? To build a tower - Probably this means no more than a dwellin...

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• Luke 14:28 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  To build a tower,— We learn from eastern writers, that besides fortified towns and cities, they used to have towers for the people of open towns to fly to in time of danger, as well as magnificen...

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• Luke 14:28 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? No JFB commentary on these verses.

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• Luke 14:28 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Dropsical Man. The Great Supper. Divers Sayings and Parables 1-6. The sabbath question again. The man with the dropsy healed (peculiar to Lk).

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• Luke 14:28 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  (28-30) Which of you, intending to build a tower ..? — The words do not depend for their meaning on any local or personal allusion, but it is quite possible that their force may have been heightened...

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• Luke 14:28 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Cost of Discipleship Luke 14:25-35 Here we have our Lord's use of the winnowing-fan. Amid the teeming crowds He knew that there were many light and superficial souls who had not realized th...

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• Luke 14:28 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Nothing escaped the notice of Jesus. He saw the guests in the house, and their method of procedure in seeking the chief seats. As He watched, He enunciated two great truths of social application. Fir...

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• Luke 14:28 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficien...

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• Luke 14:28 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  TOWER BUILDING ‘For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost.… This man began to build, and was not able to finish.’ Luke 14:28 ; Luke 14:30 I...

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• Luke 14:28 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  For which of you intending to build a tower ,.... Taking up a profession of Christ and his Gospel, is like building a tower; which, as a tower, must be laid on a good foundation; not on carnal desce...

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• Luke 14:28 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it ? Ver. 28. Intending to build a tower ] Rodulphus Gualther...

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• Luke 14:28 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Which of you, intending to build a tower , (the word πυργος here signifying the same as the Hebrew migdol , seems to denote any great building whatever,) sitteth not down first and counteth the co...

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• Luke 14:28 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  EATING IN THE PHARISEE'S HOUSE (vs.1-14) This chapter shows the heart of God in seeking man, yet also man in thorough contrast and opposition to God. One of the chief Pharisees invited the Lord...

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• Luke 14:28 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Necessity of Self-denial.       25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,   26 If any man com...

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• Luke 14:28 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Ver. 28-33. Our Lord had in the parable of the supper showed what those things are which keep men from embracing the call of the gospel, to wit, their hearts too much adherence to and embracing of se...

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• Luke 14:28 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Call To Discipleship (14:25-35). Luke closes this section off as he opened it by showing Jesus as challenging His disciples and His would be disciples to consider what was involved in what the...

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• Luke 14:28 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES Luke 14:25 . There went with Him .— I.e. , journeyed with Him; many, if not most, of them being on their way to one of the feasts in Jerusalem. The multitudes were attracted by Ch...

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• Luke 14:28 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Luke 14:25 . And there went great multitudes with him: During at least a part of his earthly ministry, Christ was very popular. The people crowded to his feet, and they were willing to make him a...

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• Luke 14:28 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Luke 14:3 . Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day. When customs are good, let us keep them; but when they are burthensome and inconsistent, the Saviour refused submission to the traditions of me...

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• Luke 14:28 - The Biblical Illustrator

  For which of you, intending to build a tower The Christian builder Our Lord on purpose mentioned a tower rather than any other building, perhaps to signify that the top of our spiritual buildin...

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• Luke 14:28 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Luke 14:1-42 The Pharisee ' s feast on a sabbath day. The healing of the sick with dropsy. Luke 14:1 And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief...

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• Luke 14:28 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  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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• Luke 14:28 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Thessalonians 3:4 ; 1 Thessalonians 3:5 ; 2 Peter 1:13 ; 2 Peter 1:14 ; Acts 21:13 ; Genesis 11:4-9 ; Joshua 24:19-24 ; Luke 14:33 ; Matthew 10:22 ; Matthew 20:22 ; Matthew 20:23 ; Matt...

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• Luke 14:28 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  And which of you intending to build a tower — That is, and whoever of you intends to follow me, let him first seriously weigh these things.

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