²⁶ “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters - yes, and even his own life - he cannot be My disciple.

²⁷ “And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me, cannot be My disciple.

²⁸ “For who of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down beforehand and count the cost (whether he has the means to complete it),