Luke 14:33
'So, then, every one of you who doth not take leave of all that he himself hath, is not able to be my disciple.
Young's Literal Translation
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
34'The salt [is] good, but if the salt doth become tasteless, with what shall it be seasoned?
Cross References
Luke 5:28and he, having left all, having arisen, did follow him.
Luke 18:22and having heard these things, Jesus said to him, 'Yet one thing to thee is lacking; all things — as many as thou hast — sell, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me;'
Acts 5:1And a certain man, Ananias by name, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
Philippians 3:7But what things were to me gains, these I have counted, because of the Christ, loss;
1 John 2:15Love not ye the world, nor the things in the world; if any one doth love 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 →