Whoever loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; whoever loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Mark 1:20 - The Text-Critical English New Testament Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And immediately He called out to them, and [abandoning all mutual claims] they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and went off after Him [to be His disciples, side with His party, and follow Him]. American Standard Version (1901) And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him. Common English Bible At that very moment he called them. They followed him, leaving their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired workers. Catholic Public Domain Version And immediately he called them. And leaving behind their father Zebedee in the boat with his hired hands, they followed him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And forthwith he called them. And leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with his hired men, they followed him. |
Whoever loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; whoever loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Going on a little farther from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother as they were in the boat mending their nets.
They went to Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath Jesus went into the synagogue and began teaching.
Jesus answered, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house, brothers, sisters, father, mother, wife, children, or fields, for my sake and for the sake of the gospel,
“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
So they brought their boats to shore, left everything, and followed Jesus.
So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Even if we have known Christ according to the flesh, we no longer know him in that way.