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Matthew 10:37

He that lovith hys father or mother more then me is not mete for me. And he that loveth his sonne or doughter more then me is not mete for me.

Tyndale New Testament

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

36And a mannes fooes shalbe they of hys owne housholde.

38And he that taketh not his crosse and foloweth me ys not mete for me.

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Cross References

Matthew 22:37Iesus sayde vnto him: love the Lorde thy God with all thine herte with all thy soule and with all thy mynde.

Luke 20:35but they which shalbe made worthy to enioye that worlde and the resurreccion from deeth nether mary wyves nether are maryed

John 5:23because that all men shuld honoure the sonne even as they honoure the father. He that honoureth not the sonne the same honoureth not the father which hath sent him.

2 Corinthians 5:14For the love of Christ costrayneth vs be cause we thus iudge yf one be deed for all that then are all deed

2 Thessalonians 1:5which is a token of the ryghtewes iudgement of god that ye are counted worthy of the kyngdom of god for which ye also suffre.

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 →

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