Luke 14:26

24 For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”

25 Large crowds were now traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them,

“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.

27 And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.

28 Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“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.
KJV
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.
WEB
“If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple.
ASV
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.
DARBY
If any man come to me, and shall not hate his own father and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yea, and his own life too, he cannot be my disciple;
BLB
“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and yes, even his life, he is not able to be My disciple.
ÅB
Om noen kommer til meg og ikke hater sin far og mor og hustru og barn og brødre og søstre, ja endog sitt eget liv, han kan ikke være min disippel.
OTB
"Hvis noen kommer til Meg og ikke hater sin far og mor, kone og barn, brødre og søstre—ja, til og med sitt eget liv—kan en slik person ikke være Min disippel.
B1930
Om nogen kommer til mig og ikke hater sin far og mor og hustru og barn og brødre og søstre, ja endog sitt eget liv, han kan ikke være min disippel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 10:37

    Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;

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  • John 12:25

    Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

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  • Philippians 3:8

    More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ

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  • Acts 20:24

    But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.

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  • Psalms 73:25–26

    Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.

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  • Revelation 12:11

    They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.

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  • Deuteronomy 13:6–8

    If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known,

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  • Deuteronomy 33:9

    He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant.

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