Luke 14:28
"Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. He will first sit down and estimate the cost to see whether he has enough money to finish it, won't he?
Proverbs 24:27
First do your outside work, preparing your land for yourself. After that, build your house.
Genesis 11:4-9
Then they said, "Come on! Let's build ourselves a city and a tower, with its summit in the heavens, and let's make a name for ourselves so we won't be scattered over the surface of the whole earth."
Joshua 24:19-24
So Joshua told the people, "You will not be able to serve the LORD, because he is a God of Holiness. He is a jealous God, and he will forgive neither your transgressions nor your sins.
Matthew 8:20
Jesus told him, "Foxes have holes and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to rest."
Matthew 10:22
You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the person who endures to the end will be saved.
Matthew 20:22-23
Jesus replied, "You don't realize what you're asking. Can you drink from the cup that I'm going to drink from?" They told him, "We can."
Luke 14:33
In the same way, none of you can be my disciple unless he gives up all his possessions."
Acts 21:13
At this Paul replied, "What do you mean by crying and breaking my heart? I'm ready not only to be tied up in Jerusalem but even to die for the name of the Lord Jesus!"
1 Thessalonians 3:4-5
In fact, when we were with you, we told you ahead of time that we were going to suffer persecution. And as you know, that is what happened.
2 Peter 1:13-14
Yet I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I am living in this bodily tent,