If you don’t, you might lay the foundation, but you would not be able to finish. Then all who would see it would make fun of you,
saying, “You said you could destroy the Temple and build it again in three days. So save yourself! Come down from that cross if you are really the Son of God!”
If you want to build a tower, you first sit down and decide how much it will cost, to see if you have enough money to finish the job.
saying, ‘This person began to build but was not able to finish.’
Put on the full armor of God so that you can fight against the devil’s evil tricks.