Matthew 10:37
'He who is loving father or mother above me, is not worthy of me, and he who is loving son or daughter above me, is not worthy of me,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
36and the enemies of a man are those of his household.
38and whoever doth not receive his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:9Who is saying of his father and his mother, I have not seen him; And his brethren he hath not discerned, And his sons he hath not known; For they have observed Thy saying, And Thy covenant they keep.
Matthew 22:37And Jesus said to him, 'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding —
Luke 20:35but those accounted worthy to obtain that age, and the rising again that is out of the dead, neither marry, nor are they given in marriage;
John 5:23that all may honour the Son according as they honour the Father; he who is not honouring the Son, doth not honour the Father who sent him.
2 Corinthians 5:14for the love of the Christ doth constrain us, having judged thus: that if one for all died, then the whole died,
2 Thessalonians 1:5a token of the righteous judgment of God, for your being counted worthy of the reign of God, for which also ye 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 →