Luke 14:28
For who of you willynge to bilde a toure, whether he `first sitte not, and countith the spensis that ben nedeful, if he haue to perfourme?
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
In Context
27And he that berith not his cross, and cometh aftir me, may not be my disciple.
Cross References
Genesis 11:4and seiden, Come ye, and make we to vs a citee and tour, whos hiynesse stretche `til to heuene; and make we solempne oure name bifor that we be departid in to alle londis.
Matthew 10:22And ye schulen be in hate to alle men for my name; but he that shall dwelle stille in to the ende, shal be saaf.
Luke 14:33So therfor ech of you, that forsakith not alle thingis that he hath, may not be my disciple.
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 →