Luke 14:29

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Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will begin to ridicule him,

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and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”

For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it?

saying, ‘This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.’

put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil,