Luke 14:26

American Standard Version (1901)

If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 10:37 : 37 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.
  • John 12:25 : 25 He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
  • Phil 3:8 : 8 Yea verily, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but refuse, that I may gain Christ,
  • Rev 12:11 : 11 And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life even unto death.
  • Acts 20:24 : 24 But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
  • Ps 73:25-26 : 25 Whom have I in heaven [but thee] ? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. 26 My flesh and my heart faileth; [But] God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.
  • Deut 33:9 : 9 Who said of his father, and of his mother, I have not seen him; Neither did he acknowledge his brethren, Nor knew he his own children: For they have observed thy word, And keep thy covenant.
  • Gen 29:30-31 : 30 And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years. 31 And Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.
  • Eccl 2:17-19 : 17 So I hated life, because the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous unto me; for all is vanity and a striving after wind. 18 And I hated all my labor wherein I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it unto the man that shall be after me. 19 And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
  • Mal 1:2-3 : 2 I have loved you, saith Jehovah. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith Jehovah: yet I loved Jacob; 3 but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and [gave] his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.
  • Rom 9:13 : 13 Even as it is written, Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 14:27
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    27Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

  • Luke 14:25
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    25Now there went with him great multitudes: and he turned, and said unto them,

  • Matt 10:33-39
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    33But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.

    34Think not that I came to send peace on the earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

    35For I came to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law:

    36and a man's foes [shall be] they of his own household.

    37He 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.

    38And he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.

    39He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

  • Luke 14:33
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    33So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

  • Matt 16:24-25
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    24Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

    25For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.

  • Mark 10:29-30
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    29Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the gospel's sake,

    30but he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

  • Mark 8:34-35
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    34And he called unto him the multitude with his disciples, and said unto them, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

    35For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's shall save it.

  • John 12:25-26
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    25He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

    26If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will the Father honor.

  • Luke 9:23-24
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    23And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

    24For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

  • Luke 18:29
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    29And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or wife, or brethren, or parents, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,

  • Matt 19:29
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    29And every one that hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.

  • John 15:23
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    23He that hateth me hateth my Father also.

  • Matt 12:48-50
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    48But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

    49And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren!

    50For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

  • Mark 13:12-13
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    12And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child; and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.

    13And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.

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    21And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.

    22And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.

  • John 14:24
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    24He that loveth me not keepeth not my words: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.

  • Luke 12:52-53
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    52for there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

    53They shall be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother in law against her daughter in law, and daughter in law against her mother in law.

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    16But ye shall be delivered up even by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends; and [some] of you shall they cause to be put to death.

    17And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.

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    72%

    13No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

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    24No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

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    21And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

  • Mark 3:33-35
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    33And he answereth them, and saith, Who is my mother and my brethren?

    34And looking round on them that sat round about him, he saith, Behold, my mother and my brethren!

    35For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

  • Luke 11:23
    71%

    23He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

  • Matt 12:30
    71%

    30He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

  • Luke 8:21
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    21But he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these that hear the word of God, and do it.

  • John 15:18
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    18If the world hateth you, ye know that it hath hated me before [it hated] you.

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    35By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

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    10The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.

  • Mic 7:6
    69%

    6For the son dishonoreth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.

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    59And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

  • Luke 14:20
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    20And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.