“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?
Put your outdoor work in order and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.
You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you,
In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.
Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”