Luke 14:26
24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,
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.
27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish 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
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.
Read in contextJohn 12:25
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
Read in contextPhilippians 3:8
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,
Read in contextActs 20:24
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.
Read in contextPsalms 73:25–26
Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
Read in contextRevelation 12:11
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.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 13:6–8
If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;
Read in contextDeuteronomy 33:9
Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.
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