Luke 14:30 Cross References - Mace

³⁰ this man, will they say, began to build, but wanted stock to finish.

²⁷ the rain descends, the flood rushes on, the winds blow, and beat upon the house: down it falls, and wide are its ruins.

³ At the same time, Judas who had betrayed him, finding that he was condemned, repented, and carried back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and senators, saying, ⁴ I have sinned in betraying the blood of the innocent: and they said, what is it to us? you must look to that. ⁵ then throwing down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed, and went and hanged himself. ⁶ but the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, it is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. ⁷ and having consulted together, they laid out the money in buying the potter's field, to serve for a burying place for strangers. ⁸ for this reason the field is called the field of blood to this day.

¹⁸ but after he had purchased a field with the reward of his iniquity, he fell down, his belly burst, and all his bowels gushed out: ¹⁹ a fact so generally known to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that they called the field in their tongue, Aceldema, that is to say, the field of blood.

¹¹ for no one can lay any other foundation, than what is laid, which is, that Jesus is the Messias. ¹² now if upon this foundation somebody builds gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble: he that builds such work, ¹³ will be expos'd. for the time of tryal will show it: it shall be discovered by the fire, which will put each sort of work to the test. ¹⁴ if the work abide which somebody has built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

⁴ For it is impossible for those who were once enlightned, and have received the heavenly gifts, communicated by the holy spirit, ⁵ and have known by experience the truth of the divine promises, and the miracles of the age that was to come; it is impossible, ⁶ if they shall fall away, to re-instate themselves by repentance: seeing, as far in them lies, they crucify the son of God afresh, and expose him to open shame. ⁷ for the earth which drinks up the frequent show'rs that fall upon it, and produces plants fit for the use of him that cultivates it, is stiled heavenly land: ⁸ but that which bears thorns and briars, is look'd upon as lying under a curse; whose end will be to be burnt.

¹¹ but we desire that every one of you may shew the same concern, continuing to discharge the condition upon which your hopes are founded: that ye be not unactive,

³⁸ the just shall have life by trusting in me, but if he revolt, he will be the object of my displeasure.

¹⁹ whilst they promise others liberty, they themselves are slaves to their corrupt passions. for he that is vanquished, is a slave to the conqueror. ²⁰ As for those who have renounc'd the pollutions of the world, by their owning Jesus Christ for their Lord and saviour, if they are prevail'd upon to be entangled therein again, their last state is worse than the first. ²¹ for it had been better for them, not to have made any profession of the gospel, than after they have embraced it, to abandon the holy injunction, that was delivered to them. ²² but the proverb is exactly verified in them, "the dog is return'd to his own vomit: the sow that was wash'd, is wallowing in the mire."

⁸ be upon your guard, that we may not lose the fruit of our labours, but that we may receive our full reward.