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And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
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“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?
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For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you,
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saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’
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