Translation of: The cost of discipleship, originally published in 1948. originally published in German as: Nachfolge, ©1928.

English contents: [pt]. 1. Grace and discipleship -- 1. Costly grace -- 2. The call to discipleship -- 3. Single-minded obedience -- 4. Discipleship and the cross -- 5. Discipleship and the individual -- [pt]. 2. The sermon on the Mount -- Matthew 5 : of the "extraordinariness" of the Christian life -- 6. The beatitudes -- 7. The visible community -- 8. The righteousness of Christ -- 9. The brother -- 10. Woman -- 11. Truthfulness -- 12. Revenge -- 13. The enemy, the "extraordinary" -- Matthew 6 : of the hidden character of the Christian life -- 14. The hidden righteousness -- 15. The hiddenness of prayer -- 16. The hiddenness of the devout life -- 17. The simplicity of the carefree life -- Matthew 7 : the separation of the disciple community -- 18. The disciple and unbelievers -- 19. The great divide -- 20. The conclusion -- [pt]. 3. The messengers -- 21. The harvest -- 22. The apostles -- 23. The work -- 24. The suffering of the messengers -- 25. The decision -- 26. The fruit -- [pt]. 4. The Church of Jesus Christ and the life of discipleship -- 27. Preliminary questions -- 28. Baptism -- 29. The body of Christ -- 30. The visible community -- 31. The saints -- 32. The image of Christ.