Luke 14:30

They will say, ¹  ‘This man ²  began to build and was not able to finish!’ ³ 

Mt 7:27; Mt 27:3-8; Ac 1:18,19; 1Co 3:11-14; Heb 6:4-8,11; Heb 10:38; 2Pe 2:19-22; 2Jo 1:8

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.