Study Desk

And there were journeying together with him many multitudes; and, turning, he said unto them -

If anyone cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, further also, even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.

Whoever beareth not his own cross, and cometh after me, cannot be my disciple.

For, who from among you, wishing to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, - whether he hath sufficient for completion;

lest once, he having laid a foundation, and not being able to finish, all who are looking on, should begin to mock at him,

saying - This man, began to build, and was not able to finish!

Or, what king, moving on to encounter, another king, in battle, will not sit down first and take counsel, whether he is able, with ten thousand, to meet him who, with twenty thousand, is coming against him.

And, if not, by any means, while he is yet afar off, he sendeth, an embassy, and requesteth the conditions of peace.

Thus, therefore, everyone from amongst you, who doth not bid adieu unto all his own possessions, cannot be my disciple.