lest perhaps, when he has laid the foundation and is unable to finish, all who see it shall begin to jeer at him,
and said, »You who would pull down the Sanctuary and build a new one within three days, save yourself. If you are God's Son, come down from the cross.«
»Which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not sit down first and calculate the cost, asking if he has the means to finish it?« –
saying, `This man began to build, but could not finish.'
Put on the complete armour of God, so as to be able to stand firm against all the stratagems of the Devil.