If you planned to build a tower, wouldn't you first work out how much it would cost, and see if you had enough money to complete it?
Do the work you need to do outside first, then prepare and sow your fields, and only after that start building your house.
Everyone will hate you because you follow me, but those who endure until the end will be saved.
“Foxes have their dens, and wild birds have their nests, but the Son of man has nowhere he can lie down and rest,” Jesus told him.
If you don't carry your cross and follow me, you can't be my disciple.
Otherwise, if after laying the foundation you weren't able to finish it, everyone who saw it would laugh at you, saying,
In the same way every one of you who doesn't give up everything can't be my disciple.
However, Paul answered, “What are you doing, crying and breaking my heart? I'm ready not only to be bound in Jerusalem, but to die in Jerusalem for the sake of the Lord Jesus.”