Luke 14:26

The Passion Translation

“When you follow me as my disciple, you must put aside your father, your mother, your wife, your sisters, your brothers; it will even seem as though you hate your own life. This is the price you’ll pay to be considered one of my followers.

Cross References

Psalm 139:22

I have nothing but complete hatred and disgust for them. Your enemies shall be my enemies!

Matthew 10:37

“Whoever loves father or mother or son or daughter more than me is not fit to be my disciple.

Luke 14:20

Another one said, ‘I can’t come because I just got married.’

Luke 14:25

As massive crowds followed Jesus, he turned to them and said,

John 12:25

“The person who loves his life and pampers himself will miss true life! But the one who detaches his life from this world and abandons himself to me, will find true life and enjoy it forever!

Acts 20:24

“But whether I live or die is not important, for I don’t esteem my life as indispensable. It’s more important for me to fulfill my destiny and to finish the ministry my Lord Jesus has assigned to me, which is to faithfully preach the wonderful news of God’s grace.

Romans 9:13

For in the words of Scripture: “Jacob I have chosen, but Esau I have rejected.”

Philippians 3:8

To truly know him meant letting go of everything from my past and throwing all my boasting on the garbage heap. It’s all like a pile of manure to me now, so that I may be enriched in the reality of knowing Jesus Christ and embrace him as Lord in all of his greatness.

Revelation 12:11

They conquered him completely through the blood of the Lamb and the powerful word of his testimony. They triumphed because they did not love and cling to their own lives, even when faced with death.