They’ll say, ‘This person started to build but wasn’t able to finish.’
We want each of you to show this same dedication to the very end, so that everything you’re hoping for will happen.
Make sure you don’t lose what we’ve worked for, but make sure you get your full reward.
And, “The one who’s right with God will live by faith. But I’m not pleased with the one who pulls back.”
The rain came down, the water rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a loud crash.”
If you start building but aren’t able to finish, everyone who sees it will laugh at you.
“Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Won’t he first sit down and think about whether he can win if he only has 10,000 soldiers while the other king has 20,000?