Luke 14:29
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,”
τίθημι
To put, to place, to appoint. Tithemi. Father into Your hands I commit My spirit. The final act of Jesus was an act of trust. Put everything in His hands. That is where it is safest.
ἵνα
Thus
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ἵνα
That, in order that, so that. Hina. For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son in order that whoever believes in Him should not perish. The purpose of the cross is clear.
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ἰσχύω
being able
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ἰσχύω
To be strong, to be able. Ischuo. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. The ability is His. The willingness is yours. Together they accomplish everything.
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θεωρέω
seeing it
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θεωρέω
to be a spectator of, i.e. discern, (literally, figuratively (experience) or intensively (acknowledge))
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θεμέλιος
a foundation
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θεμέλιος
something put down, i.e. a substruction (of a building, etc.), (literally or figuratively)
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ἐμπαίζω
to mock
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ἐμπαίζω
to jeer at, i.e. deride
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ἐκτελέω
to finish
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ἐκτελέω
to complete fully
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