He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me.
Matthew 4:22 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they forthwith left their nets and father, and followed him. Matoleo zaidiKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition At once they left the boat and their father and joined Jesus as disciples [sided with His party and followed Him]. American Standard Version (1901) And they straightway left the boat and their father, and followed him. Common English Bible immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him. Catholic Public Domain Version And immediately, leaving their nets and their father behind, they followed him. English Standard Version 2016 Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him. |
He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me.
And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets: and he called them.
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom: and healing all manner of sickness and every infirmity, among the people.
And forthwith he called them. And leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with his hired men, they followed him.
If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
So likewise every one of you that doth not renounce all that he possesseth, cannot be my disciple.
And having brought their ships to land, leaving all things, they followed him.
Wherefore henceforth, we know no man according to the flesh. And if we have known Christ according to the flesh; but now we know him so no longer.