Luke 14:26

Conservative English Version

You cannot be my disciple, unless you love me more than you love your father and mother, your wife and children, and your brothers and sisters. You cannot come with me unless you love me more than you love your own life.

Cross References

Psalm 139:22

They are my enemies too, and I truly hate them.

Numbers 10:30

"No, I won't go," Hobab answered. "I'm returning home to be with my own people."

Matthew 10:37

If you love your father or mother or even your sons and daughters more than me, you are not fit to be my disciples.

Luke 14:20

Still another guest said, "I have just gotten married, and I can't be there."

Luke 14:25

Large crowds were walking along with Jesus, when he turned and said:

John 12:25

If you love your life, you will lose it. If you give it up in this world, you will be given eternal life.

Acts 20:24

But I don't care what happens to me, as long as I finish the work that the Lord Jesus gave me to do. And that work is to tell the good news about God's great kindness.

Romans 9:13

That's why the Scriptures say that the Lord liked Jacob more than Esau.

Deuteronomy 21:15

Suppose a man has two wives and loves one more than the other. The first son of either wife is the man's first-born son, even if the boy's mother is the wife the man doesn't love. Later, when the man is near death and is dividing up his property, he must give a double share to his first-born son, simply because he was the first to be born.

Deuteronomy 33:9

Protecting Israel's agreement with the LORD was more important to you than the life of your father or mother, or brothers or sisters, or your own children.

Philippians 3:8

Nothing is as wonderful as knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. I have given up everything else and count it all as garbage. All I want is Christ

Revelation 12:11

Our people defeated Satan because of the blood of the Lamb and the message of God. They were willing to give up their lives.