Matthew 10:37

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“Those who love their father or mother more than they love me are not worthy of me. And those who love their son or daughter more than they love me are not worthy of me.

Cross References

Luke 14:26

“If you come to me but will not leave your family, you cannot be my follower. You must love me more than your father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters—even more than your own life!

Matthew 22:37

Jesus answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’

Deuteronomy 33:9

They were more loyal to you, Lord, than to their own families. They ignored their fathers and mothers. They did not recognize their brothers. They did not pay attention to their children. But they obeyed your commands. They kept your agreement.

Luke 21:36

So be ready all the time. Pray that you will be able to get through all these things that will happen and stand safe before the Son of Man.”

Matthew 22:8

“After that the king said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready. I invited those people, but they were not good enough to come to my feast.

John 5:23

God did this so that all people will respect the Son the same as they respect the Father. Anyone who does not respect the Son does not respect the Father. He is the one who sent the Son.

Luke 20:35

Some people will be worthy to be raised from death and live again after this life. In that life they will not marry.

Revelation 3:4

“But you have a few people in your group there in Sardis who have kept themselves clean. They will walk with me. They will wear white clothes, because they are worthy.

1 Samuel 2:29

So why don’t you respect these gifts and sacrifices? You honor your sons more than me. You become fat eating the best parts of the meat that the Israelites bring to me.’

Zechariah 13:3

Whoever continues to prophesy will be punished. Even their parents, their own mother and father, will say to them, ‘You have spoken lies in the name of the Lord, so you must die!’ Their own mother and father will stab them for prophesying.

Genesis 21:11

This upset Abraham very much. He was worried about his son Ishmael.