“Any person that loves his father or mother more than he loves me is not good enough to follow me. Any person who loves his son or daughter more than he loves me is not good enough to follow me.
Matthew 4:22 - Easy To Read Version So the brothers left the boat and their father, and they followed Jesus. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition At once they left the boat and their father and joined Jesus as disciples [sided with His party and followed Him]. American Standard Version (1901) And they straightway left the boat and their father, and followed him. Common English Bible immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him. Catholic Public Domain Version And immediately, leaving their nets and their father behind, they followed him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they forthwith left their nets and father, and followed him. |
“Any person that loves his father or mother more than he loves me is not good enough to follow me. Any person who loves his son or daughter more than he loves me is not good enough to follow me.
Jesus continued walking by Lake Galilee. He saw two other brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee. They were preparing their nets to catch fish. Jesus told the brothers to come with him.
Jesus went everywhere in the country of Galilee. Jesus taught in the synagogues {\cf2\super [54]} and told the Good News about the kingdom of heaven. And Jesus healed all the people’s diseases and sicknesses.
Their father Zebedee and the men that worked for him were in the boat with the brothers. When Jesus saw the brothers he told them to come. They left their father and followed Jesus.
“If a person comes to me, but will not leave his father, mother, wife, children, brothers, or sisters, then that person cannot be my follower. A person must love me more than he loves anything—even his own life!
It is the same for each of you. You must decide if you can leave everything you have to follow me. If not, you cannot be my follower!
The men brought their boats to the shore. They left everything and followed Jesus.
That is why we never become weak. Our physical body is becoming older and weaker, but our spirit inside us is made new every day.