Luke 14:26
If any one cometh to me, and hateth not his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
25And great multitudes were going with him; and he turned and said to them,
27Whoever doth not bear his own cross and follow me, cannot be my disciple.
Cross References
Psalms 73:25Whom have I in heaven but thee, And whom on earth do I love in comparison with thee?
Ecclesiastes 2:17Therefore I hated life, because what is done under the sun appeared evil to me. For all is vanity, and striving after wind.
Matthew 10:37He 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;
Matthew Henry on Luke 14:26-35
The Necessity of Self-denial. 25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them, 26 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? 29 Lest haply, after… Read the whole commentary →