"For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have {sufficient…" — Luke 14:28

Luke 14:28 · KJV

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

— Luke 14:28

Verse 27

And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

Verse 29

Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish {it}, all that behold {it} begin to mock him,

Luke 14 — Context

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.

And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

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

Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish {it}, all that behold {it} begin to mock him,

Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

Cross References

Proverbs 24:27

Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

Matthew 10:22

And ye shall be hated of all {men} for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

Joshua 24:19-24

And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he {is} an holy God; he {is} a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins. {holy God: Heb. holy Gods}

Luke 14:33

So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

Matthew 20:22-23

But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.

Matthew 8:20

And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air {have} nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay {his} head.

Acts 21:13

Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 3:4-5

For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.