"For whichone of you, when he wantsto builda tower,does not firstsit downand calculatethe costto see ifhe hasenough to completeit?
Prepareyour workoutsideAnd makeit readyfor yourself in the field;Afterwards,then, buildyour house.
"You will be hatedby allbecauseof My name,but it is the one who has enduredto the endwho will be saved.
Jesussaidto him, "The foxeshaveholesand the birdsof the air[have] nests,but the Sonof Manhasnowhereto layHis head."
"Whoeverdoes not carryhis owncrossand comeafterMe cannotbe My disciple.
"Otherwise,whenhe has laida foundationand is not ableto finish,allwho observeit beginto ridiculehim,
"Sothen,noneof you canbe My disciplewhodoes not giveup allhis ownpossessions.
ThenPaulanswered,"Whatare you doing,weepingand breakingmy heart?For I amreadynot onlyto be bound,but evento dieat Jerusalemfor the nameof the LordJesus."
