Luke 14:33
So every one of you who doth not leave all his possession, cannot be unto me a disciple.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
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
32and if not, while he is distant from him, he may send legates, and pray for peace.
34Salt is good; but if the salt also shall become insipid, with what shall it be seasoned?
Cross References
Luke 5:28and he left every thing, and arose, and went after him.
Luke 18:22But when Jeshu heard this, he said to him, One thing is lacking with thee; go, sell whatever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come after me.
Acts 5:1AND a certain man whose name was Hanania, with his wife whose name was Shaphira, sold a field,
Philippians 3:7But these things which were my gain, I have reckoned loss for the Meshiha;
1 John 2:15Love not the world, nor any thing which is in it; for whoever 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 →