Verse 28

For{G1063} which{G5101} of{G1537} you{G5216}, intending{G2309}{(G5723)} to build{G3618}{(G5658)} a tower{G4444}, sitteth{G2523} not{G3780} down{G2523}{(G5660)} first{G4412}, and counteth{G5585}{(G5719)} the cost{G1160}, whether{G1487} he have{G2192}{(G5719)} sufficient to{G4314} finish{G535} it?

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 24:27 : 27 Prepare{H3559}{(H8685)} thy work{H4399} without{H2351}, and make it fit{H6257}{(H8761)} for thyself in the field{H7704}; and afterwards{H310} build{H1129}{(H8804)} thine house{H1004}.
  • Matt 8:20 : 20 And{G2532} Jesus{G2424} saith{G3004}{(G5719)} unto him{G846}, The foxes{G258} have{G2192}{(G5719)} holes{G5454}, and{G2532} the birds{G4071} of the air{G3772} have nests{G2682}; but{G1161} the Son{G5207} of man{G444} hath{G2192}{(G5719)} not{G3756} where{G4226} to lay{G2827}{(G5725)} his head{G2776}.
  • Matt 10:22 : 22 And{G2532} ye shall{G2071}{(G5704)} be hated{G3404}{(G5746)} of{G5259} all{G3956} men for{G1223} my{G3450} name's sake{G3686}: but{G1161} he that{G3778} endureth{G5278}{(G5660)} to{G1519} the end{G5056} shall be saved{G4982}{(G5701)}.
  • Luke 14:33 : 33 So{G3779} likewise{G3767}, whosoever{G3956} he be of{G1537} you{G5216} that{G3739} forsaketh{G657}{(G5731)} not{G3756} all{G3956} that he hath{G5224}{(G5723)}{G1438}, he cannot{G3756}{G1410}{(G5736)} be{G1511}{(G5750)} my{G3450} disciple{G3101}.
  • 1 Thess 3:4-5 : 4 For{G1063} verily{G2532}, when{G3753} we were{G2258}{(G5713)} with{G4314} you{G5209}, we told{G4302} you{G5213} before{G4302}{(G5707)} that{G3754} we should{G3195}{(G5719)} suffer tribulation{G2346}{(G5745)}; even{G2532} as{G2531} it came to pass{G1096}{(G5633)}, and{G2532} ye know{G1492}{(G5758)}. 5 For this{G5124} cause{G1223}, when I{G2504} could{G4722} no longer{G3371} forbear{G4722}{(G5723)}, I sent{G3992}{(G5656)} to{G1519} know{G1097}{(G5629)} your{G5216} faith{G4102}, lest by some means{G3381}{G4458} the tempter{G3985}{(G5723)} have tempted{G3985}{(G5707)} you{G5209}, and{G2532} our{G2257} labour{G2873} be{G1096}{(G5638)} in{G1519} vain{G2756}.
  • 2 Pet 1:13-14 : 13 Yea{G1161}, I think it{G2233}{(G5736)} meet{G1342}, as long as{G1909}{G3745} I am{G1510}{(G5748)} in{G1722} this{G5129} tabernacle{G4638}, to stir{G1326} you{G5209} up{G1326}{(G5721)} by{G1722} putting you in remembrance{G5280}; 14 Knowing{G1492}{(G5761)} that{G3754} shortly{G5031} I must{G2076}{(G5748)} put off{G595} this my{G3450} tabernacle{G4638}, even{G2532} as{G2531} our{G2257} Lord{G2962} Jesus{G2424} Christ{G5547} hath shewed{G1213}{(G5656)} me{G3427}.
  • Gen 11:4-9 : 4 And they said{H559}{(H8799)}, Go to{H3051}{(H8798)}, let us build{H1129}{(H8799)} us a city{H5892} and a tower{H4026}, whose top{H7218} may reach unto heaven{H8064}; and let us make{H6213}{(H8799)} us a name{H8034}, lest we be scattered abroad{H6327}{(H8799)} upon the face{H6440} of the whole earth{H776}. 5 And the LORD{H3068} came down{H3381}{(H8799)} to see{H7200}{(H8800)} the city{H5892} and the tower{H4026}, which the children{H1121} of men{H120} builded{H1129}{(H8804)}. 6 And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Behold, the people{H5971} is one{H259}, and they have all one{H259} language{H8193}; and this they begin{H2490}{(H8687)} to do{H6213}{(H8800)}: and now nothing{H3808}{H3605} will be restrained{H1219}{(H8735)} from them, which they have imagined{H2161}{(H8799)} to do{H6213}{(H8800)}. 7 Go to{H3051}{(H8798)}, let us go down{H3381}{(H8799)}, and there confound{H1101}{(H8799)} their language{H8193}, that{H834} they may not understand{H8085}{(H8799)} one{H376} another's{H7453} speech{H8193}. 8 So the LORD{H3068} scattered them abroad{H6327}{(H8686)} from thence{H8033} upon the face{H6440} of all the earth{H776}: and they left off{H2308}{(H8799)} to build{H1129}{(H8800)} the city{H5892}. 9 Therefore is the name of it{H8034} called{H7121}{(H8804)} Babel{H894}; because the LORD{H3068} did there confound{H1101}{(H8804)} the language{H8193} of all the earth{H776}: and from thence did{H6327} the LORD{H3068} scatter them abroad{H6327}{(H8689)} upon the face{H6440} of all the earth{H776}.
  • Josh 24:19-24 : 19 And Joshua{H3091} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto the people{H5971}, Ye cannot{H3201}{(H8799)} serve{H5647}{(H8800)} the LORD{H3068}: for he is an holy{H6918} God{H430}; he is a jealous{H7072} God{H410}; he will not forgive{H5375}{(H8799)} your transgressions{H6588} nor your sins{H2403}. 20 If ye forsake{H5800}{(H8799)} the LORD{H3068}, and serve{H5647}{(H8804)} strange{H5236} gods{H430}, then he will turn{H7725}{(H8804)} and do you hurt{H7489}{(H8689)}, and consume{H3615}{(H8765)} you, after{H310} that he hath done you good{H3190}{(H8689)}. 21 And the people{H5971} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Joshua{H3091}, Nay; but we will serve{H5647}{(H8799)} the LORD{H3068}. 22 And Joshua{H3091} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto the people{H5971}, Ye are witnesses{H5707} against yourselves that ye have chosen{H977}{(H8804)} you the LORD{H3068}, to serve{H5647}{(H8800)} him. And they said{H559}{(H8799)}, We are witnesses{H5707}. 23 Now therefore put away{H5493}{(H8685)}, said he, the strange{H5236} gods{H430} which are among{H7130} you, and incline{H5186}{(H8685)} your heart{H3824} unto the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478}. 24 And the people{H5971} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Joshua{H3091}, The LORD{H3068} our God{H430} will we serve{H5647}{(H8799)}, and his voice{H6963} will we obey{H8085}{(H8799)}.
  • Matt 20:22-23 : 22 But{G1161} Jesus{G2424} answered{G611}{(G5679)} and said{G2036}{(G5627)}, Ye know{G1492}{(G5758)} not{G3756} what{G5101} ye ask{G154}{(G5731)}. Are ye able{G1410}{(G5736)} to drink{G4095}{(G5629)} of the cup{G4221} that{G3739} I{G1473} shall{G3195}{(G5719)} drink of{G4095}{(G5721)}, and{G2532} to be baptized{G907}{(G5743)} with the baptism{G908} that{G3739} I{G1473} am baptized with{G907}{(G5683)}? They say{G3004}{(G5719)} unto him{G846}, We are able{G1410}{(G5736)}. 23 And{G2532} he saith{G3004}{(G5719)} unto them{G846}, Ye shall drink{G4095}{(G5695)} indeed{G3303} of my{G3450} cup{G4221}, and{G2532} be baptized{G907}{(G5743)} with the baptism{G908} that{G3739} I{G1473} am baptized with{G907}{(G5701)}: but{G1161} to sit{G2523}{(G5658)} on{G1537} my{G3450} right hand{G1188}, and{G2532} on{G1537} my{G3450} left{G2176}, is{G2076}{(G5748)} not{G3756} mine{G1699} to give{G1325}{(G5629)}, but{G235} it shall be given to them for whom{G3739} it is prepared{G2090}{(G5769)} of{G5259} my{G3450} Father{G3962}.