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Luke 14:26

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If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

If any {G1536} man come {G2064} to {G4314} me {G3165}, and {G2532} hate {G3404} not {G3756} his {G1438} father {G3962}, and {G2532} mother {G3384}, and {G2532} wife {G1135}, and {G2532} children {G5043}, and {G2532} brethren {G80}, and {G2532} sisters {G79}, yea {G2089}, and {G1161} his own {G1438} life {G5590} also {G2532}, he cannot {G3756}{G1410} be {G1511} my {G3450} disciple {G3101}.

“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father, his mother, his wife, his children, his brothers and his sisters, yes, and his own life besides, he cannot be my talmid.

“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.

If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

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Cross-References

  • Matthew 10:37 (79 votes)

    He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

  • John 12:25 (61 votes)

    He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

  • Philippians 3:8 (39 votes)

    Yea doubtless, and I count all things [but] loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them [but] dung, that I may win Christ,

  • Acts 20:24 (32 votes)

    But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

  • Psalms 73:25 (28 votes)

    Whom have I in heaven [but thee]? and [there is] none upon earth [that] I desire beside thee.

  • Psalms 73:26 (28 votes)

    My flesh and my heart faileth: [but] God [is] the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

  • Revelation 12:11 (26 votes)

    And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.