He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
Jesus said to him, " 'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.'
Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding indeed is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.
If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.
But those who have been counted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage;
Watch therefore, praying always that you may be counted worthy to escape everything that is about to happen, and to stand before the Son of Man."
so that all may honor the Son even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
You have a few names in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they will walk with Me in white, because they are worthy.