Luke 14:33
So likewise, whoever of you doth not forsake all that he hath, cannot be my disciple.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
In Context
32Else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an embassy, and asketh conditions of peace.
34Salt then is good; but if the salt itself have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
Cross References
Luke 5:28And leaving everything, he arose and followed him.
Luke 18:22And Jesus hearing this said to him, One thing thou still lackest: sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.
Acts 5:1But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
Philippians 3:7But whatever things were gain to me, those for the sake of Christ I have counted but loss.
1 John 2:15Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If any one loveth the world, the love of the Father is not in him;
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 →