Luke 14:33
Thus then every one of you who does not consecrate all his possessions, is not able to be my disciple.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
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
34Therefore salt is good: but if the salt may lose its savor, with what shall it be salted?
Cross References
Luke 5:28And having left all things, rising up, he followed Him.
Luke 18:22And Jesus hearing these things, said to him, Still one thing is lacking to thee: Sell all things whatsoever you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
Acts 5:1And a certain man, Ananias by name, with Sapphira his wife, sold an estate
Philippians 3:7Those things which were gained to me, these I counted loss for the sake of Christ.
1 John 2:15Love not the world, nor the things that are in the world. If any one loves 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 →