Luke 14:28
For what man of you designing to erect a tower, doth not first sitting down calculate the expence, if he have sufficient to complete the work?
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
27And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, he cannot be my disciple.
Cross References
Matthew 10:22And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end, that man shall be saved.
Luke 14:33So then, every one of you who will not part with all his possessions, cannot be my disciple.
1 Thessalonians 3:4For when we were with you, we told you before that we were about to suffer tribulation; as also 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 →