Luke 14:33
So every one of you who doth not give up all his possessions, cannot be my disciple.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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 yet far from him, he sendeth envoys, and sueth for peace.
34Salt is a good thing: but if the salt itself hath become insipid, wherewith shall it be salted?
Cross References
Luke 5:28And he left every thing, and arose, and went after him.
Luke 18:22And when Jesus heard these words, he said to him: One thing is lacking to thee: go, sell all that thou hast, and give to the poor; and thou wilt have a treasure in heaven; and come after me.
Acts 5:1And a certain man whose name was Ananias, with his wife whose name was Sapphira, sold his field,
Philippians 3:7But these things, which had been my excellence, I have accounted a detriment, because of the Messiah.
1 John 2:15Love not the world, nor any thing in it; for whoever loveth the world, hath not the love of the Father 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 →