KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 14:26
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.
WEB World English Bible
“If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple.
ASV American Standard Version
If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘If any one doth come unto me, and doth not hate his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and yet even his own life, he is not able to be my disciple;
Surrounding context — Luke 14
23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel [them] to come in, that my house may be filled.
24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
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 he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish [it], all that behold [it] begin to mock him,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
εἴG1487 · eiifτιςG5100 · tisoneἔρχεταιG2064 · erchomaito come/goπρόςG4314 · prosto/withμεG3165 · memeκαὶG2532 · kaiandοὐG3756 · ounoμισεῖG3404 · miseōto hateτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατέραG3962 · patērfatherἑαυτοῦG1438 · heautouthemselfκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoμητέραG3384 · mētērmotherκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoγυναῖκαG1135 · gunēwomanκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoτέκναG5043 · teknonchildκαὶG2532 · kaiandτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀδελφοὺςG80 · adelphosbrotherκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὰςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀδελφάς,G79 · adelphēsisterἔτιG2089 · etistillτεG5037 · teand/bothκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoψυχὴνG5590 · psuchēsoulἑαυτοῦ,G1438 · heautouthemselfοὐG3756 · ounoδύναταιG1410 · dunamaibe ableεἶναίG1511 · einaito existμουG3165 · memeμαθητής.G3101 · mathētēsdisciple
Cross-references
Matthew 10:37He 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.John 12:25He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.Philippians 3:8Yea doubtless, and I count all things [but] loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them [but] dung, that I may win Christ,Acts 20:24But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.Psalm 73:25-26Whom have I in heaven [but thee]? and [there is] none upon earth [that] I desire beside thee.Revelation 12:11And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.Deuteronomy 13:6-8If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which [is] as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;Deuteronomy 33:9Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.Ecclesiastes 2:17-19Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun [is] grievous unto me: for all [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.Job 7:15-16So that my soul chooseth strangling, [and] death rather than my life.Genesis 29:30-31And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.Malachi 1:2-3I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? [Was] not Esau Jacob’s brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,Romans 9:13As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.Deuteronomy 21:15If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, [both] the beloved and the hated; and [if] the firstborn son be hers that was hated:
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