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.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
36And as a man's enemies shall be they of his own household.
38And he that taketh not up his cross, and followeth me, is not worthy of me.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:9Who hath said to his father, and to his mother: I do not know you; and to his brethren: I know you not: and their own children they have not known. These have kept thy word, and observed thy covenant,
Matthew 22:37Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind.
Luke 20:35But they that shall be accounted worthy of that world, and of the resurrection from the dead, shall neither be married, nor take wives.
John 5:23That all men may honour the Son, as they honour the Father. He who honoureth not the Son, honoureth not the Father, who hath sent him.
2 Corinthians 5:14For the charity of Christ presseth us: judging this, that if one died for all, then all were dead.
2 Thessalonians 1:5For an example of the just judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which also you suffer.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 10:17-42
Instructions to the Apostles. 16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. 17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; 18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. 19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.… Read the whole commentary →