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Selected Verse: Luke 14:29 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
Lu 14:29	King James	Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Haply - Perhaps. To mock him - To ridicule him. To laugh at him.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

Haply - Perhaps.

To mock him - To ridicule him. To laugh at him.

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]
To finish (ἐκτελέσαι) Lit., "to finish out" (ἐκ). Behold (θεωροῦντες) Attentively watching the progress of the building. See on Luk 10:18. Begin to mock As his resources come to an end.

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]

To finish (ἐκτελέσαι)

Lit., "to finish out" (ἐκ).

Behold (θεωροῦντες)

Attentively watching the progress of the building. See on Luk 10:18.

Begin to mock

As his resources come to an end.

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