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Luke 14:30

NETBible	They will say,¹ ‘This man² began to build and was not able to finish!’³
NIV © biblegateway Luk 14:30	saying, ‘This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.’
NASB © biblegateway Luk 14:30	saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’
NLT © biblegateway Luk 14:30	They would say, ‘There’s the person who started that building and ran out of money before it was finished!’
MSG © biblegateway Luk 14:30	'He started something he couldn't finish.'
BBE © SABDAweb Luk 14:30	And saying, This man made a start at building and is not able to make it complete.
NRSV © bibleoremus Luk 14:30	saying, ‘This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.’
NKJV © biblegateway Luk 14:30	"saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’
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KJV	Saying <3004> (5723)_, This <3754> <3778> man <444> began <756> (5662) to build <3618> (5721)_, and <2532> was <2480> (0) not <3756> able <2480> (5656) to finish <1615> (5658)_.
NASB © biblegateway Luk 14:30	saying <3004> , 'This <3778> man <444> began <757> to build <3618> and was not able <2480> to finish <1615> .'
NET [draft] ITL	They will say <3004> , ‘This <3778> man <444> began <756> to build <3618> and <2532> was <2480> not <3756> able <2480> to finish <1615> !’
GREEK	legontev outov o anyrwpov hrxato ouk iscusen <2480> (5656) V-AAI-3S ektelesai <1615> (5658) V-AAN

NETBible

They will say,¹ ‘This man² began to build and was not able to finish!’³

NET Notes

¹tn Grk “make fun of him, saying.”

²sn 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.

³sn 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.