Verse 26

If any man come to me, and hate not his father and mother, and wyfe, and chyldren, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his owne lyfe also, he can not be my disciple.

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 10:37 : 37 He that loueth father or mother, more then me, is not worthy of me. And he that loueth sonne or daughter, more the me, is not worthy of me.
  • John 12:25 : 25 He that loueth his lyfe, shall destroy it: and he that hateth his lyfe in this worlde, shall kepe it vnto lyfe eternall.
  • Phil 3:8 : 8 Yea, I thynke all thynges but losse, for the excellencie of the knowledge of Christe Iesus my Lorde: For whom I haue counted all thyng losse, & do iudge the but vile, that I may winne Christe,
  • Rev 12:11 : 11 And they ouercame hym by the blood of the Lambe, and by the worde of their testimonie, and they loued not their lyues vnto the death.
  • Acts 20:24 : 24 But none of these thynges moue me, neither is my lyfe deare vnto my selfe, so that I myght fulfyll my course with ioy, and the ministerie whiche I haue receaued of the Lorde Iesu, to testifie the Gospell of the grace of God.
  • Ps 73:25-26 : 25 Whom haue I in heauen but thee? and there is none vpon earth that I desire besides thee. 26 My fleshe and my heart fayleth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for euer.
  • Deut 33:9 : 9 He that hath sayde vnto his father & to his mother (I haue not seene hym) and he that knewe not his brethren, nor knewe his owne children, those are they that haue obserued thy worde, and shall kepe thy couenaunt.
  • Gen 29:30-31 : 30 So lay he by Rachel also, and loued Rachel more then Lea, and serued hym yet seuen yeres more. 31 When the Lorde sawe that Lea was despised, he made her fruitfull, and Rachel remayned baren.
  • Eccl 2:17-19 : 17 Thus began I to be weery of my life, insomuch that I coulde away with nothyng that is done vnder the sunne: for all was but vanitie and vexation of mynde. 18 Yea I was weery of my labour which I had taken vnder the sunne, because I shoulde be fayne to leaue them vnto another man that commeth after me: 19 And who knoweth whether he shalbe a wise man or a foole? And yet shall he be lorde of all my laboures which I with such wisdome haue taken vnder the sunne: This is also a vayne thyng.
  • Mal 1:2-3 : 2 I haue loued you saith the Lord: yet ye say, wherein hast thou loued vs? Was not Esau Iacobs brother, saith the Lorde, yet loued I Iacob? 3 And I hated Esau, & made his mountaynes waste, and his heritage a wildernesse for Dragons.
  • Rom 9:13 : 13 As it is written: Iacob haue I loued, but Esau haue I hated.