• Luke 14:31 — Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
• Luke 14:32 — Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
• Luke 14:33 — So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

3 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Evangelical · Evangelical
• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed

3 passages from 3 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• Catechism of the Catholic Church · 1 passage
• Homilies on the Gospel of John · 1 passage
• Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Apophthegmata Patrum) · 1 passage