Luke 14:28

For, who from among you, wishing to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost,—whether he hath sufficient for completion;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

In Context

27Whoever beareth not his own cross, and cometh after me, cannot be my disciple.

29lest once, he having laid a foundation, and not being able to finish, all who are looking on, should begin to mock at him,

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Cross References

Genesis 11:4And they said Come on! let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower with its head in the heavens, so let us make for ourselves a name,—lest we be scattered abroad over the face of all the earth.

Proverbs 24:27Prepare, in the open, thy work, and make ready, in the field, for thyself, Afterwards, shalt thou build thy house.

Matthew 10:22And ye will be hated by all, because of my name,—but, he that endureth throughout, the same, shall be saved.

Luke 14:33Thus, therefore, everyone from amongst you, who doth not bid adieu unto all his own possessions, cannot be my disciple.

1 Thessalonians 3:4For, even when we were with you, we told you beforehand—we are destined to suffer tribulation! even as it also 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 →

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