Luke 14:27-29

New Catholic Bible

²⁷ Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.

^28 [a]“Which one of you, intending to build a tower, would not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has sufficient funds for its completion? ²⁹ Otherwise, if he has laid the foundation and then finds himself unable to finish the work, all who see it will ridicule him, saying,