Matthew 10:37
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.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
36And the enemies of a man shall be those of his own house.
38And he that taketh not up his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
Cross References
Matthew 22:37Then Jesus said to him, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.”
Luke 20:35but they who are counted worthy to attain to that world, and the resurrection of the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:
John 5:23in order that all may honour the Son, just as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son, doth not honour the Father who sent him.
2 Corinthians 5:14For the love of Christ constraineth us, because we judge thus, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
2 Thessalonians 1:5which is a manifest proof of the righteous judgment of God, that ye should be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
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 →