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720 B
Markdown
17 lines
720 B
Markdown
(Jesus continues speaking to the crowds.)
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## For which of you ##
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This is the beginning of a rhetorical question. Jesus used it to get people to think about what they would do in a particular situation. It can also be translated as a statement: If one of you wanted to build a tower, you would certainly first sit down and count the cost." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## tower ##
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This may have been a watchtower in a vineyard. Some languages might translate it as "a tall building" or "a high lookout platform."
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## Otherwise ##
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"If he does not first count the cost"
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## when he has laid the foundation ##
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"when he has built the base." It can also be translated as "when he started building." |