Luke 14:28

Geneva Bible (1560)

For which of you minding to builde a towre, sitteth not downe before, and counteth the cost, whether hee haue sufficient to performe it,

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  • Prov 24:27 : 27 Prepare thy worke without, and make readie thy thinges in the fielde, and after, builde thine house.
  • Matt 8:20 : 20 But Iesus saide vnto him, The foxes haue holes, and the birdes of the heauen haue nestes, but the Sonne of man hath not whereon to rest his head.
  • Matt 10:22 : 22 And yee shall be hated of all men for my Name: but he that endureth to the end, he shall be saued.
  • Luke 14:33 : 33 So likewise, whosoeuer hee be of you, that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
  • 1 Thess 3:4-5 : 4 For verily when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulations, euen as it came to passe, and ye knowe it. 5 Euen for this cause, when I could no longer forbeare, I sent him that I might knowe of your faith, lest the tempter had tempted you in any sort, and that our labour had bene in vaine.
  • 2 Pet 1:13-14 : 13 For I thinke it meete as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stirre you vp by putting you in remembrance, 14 Seeing I knowe that the time is at hand that I must lay downe this my tabernacle, euen as our Lord Iesus Christ hath shewed me.
  • Gen 11:4-9 : 4 Also they said, Goe to, let vs builde vs a citie and a towre, whose top may reache vnto the heauen, that we may get vs a name, lest we be scattered vpon the whole earth. 5 But the Lord came downe, to see the citie and towre, which the sonnes of men builded. 6 And the Lord said, Beholde, the people is one, and they all haue one language, and this they begin to doe, neither can they now be stopped from whatsoeuer they haue imagined to do. 7 Come on, let vs goe downe, and there confound their language, that euery one perceiue not anothers speache. 8 So ye Lord scattered them from thence vpon all the earth, & they left off to build the citie. 9 Therefore the name of it was called Babel, because the Lorde did there confounde the language of all the earth: from thence then did the Lord scatter them vpon all the earth.
  • Josh 24:19-24 : 19 And Ioshua saide vnto the people, Ye can not serue the Lorde: for he is an holie God: he is a ielous God: hee will not pardon your iniquitie nor your sinnes. 20 If yee forsake the Lorde and serue strange gods, then he will returne and bring euill vpon you, and consume you, after that hee hath done you good. 21 And the people saide vnto Ioshua, Nay, but we will serue the Lord. 22 And Ioshua saide vnto the people, Yee are witnesses against your selues, that yee haue chosen you the Lord, to serue him: and they sayd, We are witnesses. 23 Then put away nowe, saide he, the strange gods which are among you, and bowe your hearts vnto the Lord God of Israel. 24 And ye people saide vnto Ioshua, The Lord our God wil we serue, & his voyce wil we obey.
  • Matt 20:22-23 : 22 And Iesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye aske. Are ye able to drinke of the cup that I shall drinke of, and to be baptized with the baptisme that I shalbe baptized with? They said to him, We are able. 23 And he said vnto them, Ye shall drinke in deede of my cup, and shall be baptized with the baptisme, that I am baptized with, but to sit at my right hande, and at my left hand, is not mine to giue: but it shalbe giuen to them for whome it is prepared of my Father.

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    29Lest that after he hath laide the foundation, and is not able to performe it, all that behold it, begin to mocke him,

    30Saying, This man began to builde, and was not able to make an end?

    31Or what King going to make warre against another King, sitteth not downe first, and taketh counsell, whether he be able with ten thousande, to meete him that commeth against him with twentie thousand?

    32Or els while hee is yet a great way off, hee sendeth an ambassage, and desireth peace.

    33So likewise, whosoeuer hee be of you, that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

  • Luke 14:25-27
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    25Nowe there went great multitudes with him, and he turned and sayd vnto them,

    26If any man come to mee, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters: yea, and his owne life also, he can not be my disciple.

    27And whosoeuer beareth not his crosse, and commeth after mee, can not bee my disciple.

  • Luke 12:17-18
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    17Therefore he thought with himselfe, saying, What shall I doe, because I haue no roume, where I may lay vp my fruites?

    18And he said, This wil I do, I wil pul downe my barnes, and builde greater, and therein will I gather all my fruites, and my goods.

  • Luke 6:46-49
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    46But why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things that I speake?

    47Whosoeuer commeth to mee, and heareth my wordes, and doeth the same, I will shewe you to whome he is like:

    48He is like a man which built an house, and digged deepe, and layde the fundation on a rocke: and when the waters arose, the flood beat vpon that house, and coulde not shake it: for it was grounded vpon a rocke.

    49But hee that heareth and doeth not, is like a man that built an house vpon the earth without foundation, against which the flood did beate, and it fell by and by: and the fall of that house was great.

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    24Iesus then saide to his disciples, If any man will follow me, let him forsake himselfe: and take vp his crosse, and followe me.

    25For whosoeuer will saue his life, shall lose it: and whosoeuer shall lose his life for my sake, shall finde it.

    26For what shall it profite a man though he should winne the whole worlde, if hee lose his owne soule? Or what shall a man giue for recompence of his soule?

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    24Whosoeuer then heareth of mee these words, & doeth the same, I will liken him to a wise man, which hath builded his house on a rock:

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    26But whosoeuer heareth these my wordes, and doeth them not, shall be likened vnto a foolish man, which hath builded his house vpon the sand:

    27And the raine fell, and the floods came, and the windes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell, and the fall thereof was great.

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    38And hee that taketh not his crosse, and followeth after me, is not worthie of me.

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    25And which of you with taking thought, can adde to his stature one cubite?

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    27Which of you by taking care is able to adde one cubite vnto his stature?

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    23And he sayd to them all, If any man will come after me, let him denie himselfe, & take vp his crosse dayly, and followe me.

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    2Then Iesus answered and saide vnto him, Seest thou these great buildings? There shall not be left one stone vpon a stone, that shall not be throwen downe.

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    12Wherefore, let him that thinketh he standeth, take heede lest he fall.

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