Luke 14:28
For who of you that hath a mind to build a tower does not first sit down and calculate the expence, whether he hath wherewithal to perfect it?
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
27And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and follow me, cannot be my disciple.
29least having laid a foundation and not being able to finish,
Cross References
Matthew 10:22and ye shall be hated by all men for professing my name; but he that perseveres to the end shall certainly be saved.
Luke 14:33So, every one of you, that doth not give up all that he hath, cannot be my disciple.
1 Thessalonians 3:4For when we were with you, we told you before that we should be afflicted, 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 →