²⁸ “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?

²² You will be hated by everyone because of me,^(A) but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.^(B)

¹⁹ Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the Lord. He is a holy God;^(A) he is a jealous God.^(B) He will not forgive^(C) your rebellion^(D) and your sins. ²⁰ If you forsake the Lord^(E) and serve foreign gods, he will turn^(F) and bring disaster^(G) on you and make an end of you,^(H) after he has been good to you.”

²¹ But the people said to Joshua, “No! We will serve the Lord.”

²² Then Joshua said, “You are witnesses^(I) against yourselves that you have chosen^(J) to serve the Lord.”

“Yes, we are witnesses,^(K)” they replied.

²³ “Now then,” said Joshua, “throw away the foreign gods^(L) that are among you and yield your hearts^(M) to the Lord, the God of Israel.”

²⁴ And the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the Lord our God and obey him.”^(N)

³³ In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.^(A)

²² “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup^(A) I am going to drink?”

“We can,” they answered.

²³ Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink from my cup,^(B) but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father.”

¹³ Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die^(A) in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”^(B)

²⁰ Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man^(A) has no place to lay his head.”

⁴ In fact, when we were with you, we kept telling you that we would be persecuted. And it turned out that way, as you well know.^{(A) 5} For this reason, when I could stand it no longer,^(B) I sent to find out about your faith.^(C) I was afraid that in some way the tempter^(D) had tempted you and that our labors might have been in vain.^(E)