Text -- Luke 14:30 (NET)

14:30 They will say, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish!’

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Luk 14:30

¹ tn Grk “make fun of him, saying.”

² sn The phrase this man is often used in Luke in a derogatory sense; see “this one” and expressions like it in Luke 5:21; 7:39; 13:32; 23:4, 14, 22, 35.

³ sn The failure to finish the building project leads to embarrassment (in a culture where avoiding public shame was extremely important). The half completed tower testified to poor preparation and planning.