Luke 14:28

New American Bible - revised edition

Which of you wishing to construct a tower does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if there is enough for its completion?

Cross References

Proverbs 24:27

Complete your outdoor tasks, and arrange your work in the field; afterward you can build your house.

Matthew 10:22

You will be hated by all because of my name, but whoever endures to the end will be saved.

Matthew 8:20

Jesus answered him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.”

Luke 14:27

Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.

Luke 14:29

Otherwise, after laying the foundation and finding himself unable to finish the work the onlookers should laugh at him

Luke 14:33

In the same way, everyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple. The Simile of Salt.

Acts 21:13

Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? I am prepared not only to be bound but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”