The Parables
of Jesus
64. Tower Builder
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| 28 tiv" ga;r ejx uJmw'n qevlwn puvrgon oijkodomh'sai oujci; prw'ton kaqivsa" yhfivzei th;n dapavnhn, eij e[cei eij" ajpartismovn; 29 i&na mhvpote qevnto" aujtou' qemevlion kai; mh; ijscuvonto" ejktelevsai pavnte" oiJ qewrou'nte" a[rxwntai aujtw'/ ejmpaivzein 30 levgonte" o&ti Ou|to" oJ a[nqrwpo" h[rxato oijkodomei'n kai; oujk i[scusen ejktelevsai. | 28 For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? 29 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, 30 saying, `This man began to build, and was not able to finish. |
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