Luke 14:28
For which of you, desiring to put up a tower, does not first give much thought to the price, if he will have enough to make it complete?
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27Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple.
Cross References
Genesis 11:4And they said, Come, let us make a town, and a tower whose top will go up as high as heaven; and let us make a great name for ourselves, so that we may not be wanderers over the face of the earth.
Proverbs 24:27Put your work in order outside, and make it ready in the field; and after that, see to the building of your house.
Matthew 10:22And you will be hated by all men because of my name: but he who is strong to the end will have salvation.
Luke 14:33And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple.
1 Thessalonians 3:4And when we were with you, we said to you that trouble was before us; and so it came about, as you see.
Matthew Henry on Luke 14:26-35
The Necessity of Self-denial. 25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them, 26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? 29 Lest haply, after… Read the whole commentary →