Luke 14:28
For which of you, intending to build a tower, doth not sit down first and count the cost, whether he hath the means to finish it?
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27Whoever doth not bear his own cross and follow me, cannot be my disciple.
Cross References
Proverbs 24:27Arrange thy work without, And prepare it in thy field: Afterwards thou mayst build thy house.
Matthew 10:22and ye will be hated by all on account of my name. But he that endureth to the end will be saved.
Luke 14:33So likewise, whoever of you doth not forsake all that he hath, cannot be my disciple.
1 Thessalonians 3:4for even when we were with you, we told you before that we are to suffer affliction, just as it came to pass, and ye know.
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 →