路加福音 14:28
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
Context
This verse from 路加福音 Chapter 14 connects to 10 cross-references. 腓利在撒马利亚传道，有神迹随着；行邪术的西门也信了，但彼得责备他试图以金钱买圣灵；腓利在旷野路上向埃塞俄比亚太监解释以赛亚书五十三章，太监受洗，腓利被灵带走到亚锁都。
其他译本
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it?
`For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expence, whether he have the things for completing?
For which of you, desiring to put up a tower, does not first give much thought to the price, if he will have enough to make it complete?
交叉参考
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Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: …
And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the Lord: for he is an holy God; he is a …
And the people said unto Joshua, The Lord our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son …
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall …
But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that …
And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I …
So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.