Counting the cost

The unfinished chapels of Batalha Monastery; construction was abandoned in 1533 and the vaulted ceiling was never concluded.

Counting the Cost[a] is a passage in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 14:25–33)[1] which includes a pair of parables told by Jesus. The first title comes from the phrase "count the cost", which occurs in the King James Version of the passage, as well as some other versions.


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  1. ^ Luke 14:25–33