Matthew 10:37

Bible in Basic English (1941)

He who has more love for his father or mother than for me is not good enough for me; he who has more love for son or daughter than for me is not good enough for me.

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  • Luke 14:26 : 26 And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.
  • Matt 22:37 : 37 And he said to him, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.
  • Phil 3:7-9 : 7 But those things which were profit to me, I gave up for Christ. 8 Yes truly, and I am ready to give up all things for the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, which is more than all: for whom I have undergone the loss of all things, and to me they are less than nothing, so that I may have Christ as my reward, 9 And be seen in him, not having my righteousness which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
  • John 21:15-17 : 15 Then when they had taken food, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, is your love for me greater than the love of these others? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you are certain of my love for you. He said to him, Then give my lambs food. 16 Again, a second time, he said to him, Simon, son of John, have you any love for me? Yes, Lord, he said, you are certain of my love for you. Then take care of my sheep, said Jesus. 17 He said to him a third time, Simon, son of John, am I dear to you? Now Peter was troubled in his heart because he put the question a third time, Am I dear to you? And he said to him, Lord, you have knowledge of all things; you see that you are dear to me. Jesus said to him, Then give my sheep food.
  • 2 Cor 5:14-15 : 14 For it is the love of Christ which is moving us; because we are of the opinion that if one was put to death for all, then all have undergone death; 15 And that he underwent death for all, so that the living might no longer be living to themselves, but to him who underwent death for them and came back from the dead.
  • John 5:23 : 23 So that all men may give honour to the Son even as they give honour to the Father. He who gives no honour to the Son gives no honour to the Father who sent him.
  • Luke 20:35 : 35 But those to whom is given the reward of the world to come, and to come back from the dead, have no wives, and are not married;
  • Deut 33:9 : 9 Who said of his father, Who is he? and of his mother, I have not seen her; he kept himself separate from his brothers and had no knowledge of his children: for they have given ear to your word and kept your agreement.
  • Matt 22:8 : 8 Then he said to his servants, The feast is ready but the guests were not good enough.
  • Luke 21:36 : 36 But keep watch at all times with prayer, that you may be strong enough to come through all these things and take your place before the Son of man.
  • 2 Thess 1:5-7 : 5 Which is a clear sign of the decision which God in his righteousness has made; to give you a part in his kingdom, for which you have undergone this pain; 6 For it is an act of righteousness on God's part to give trouble as their reward to those who are troubling you, 7 And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus comes from heaven with the angels of his power in flames of fire,
  • Rev 3:4 : 4 But you have some names in Sardis who have kept clean their robes; and as a reward they will go in white with me.

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    38 And he who does not take his cross and come after me is not good enough for me.

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  • Luke 14:25-27
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    25 Now a great number of people went with him.

    26 And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.

    27 Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple.

  • Mark 10:29-30
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    29 Jesus said, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or land, because of me and the good news,

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    33 But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before my Father in heaven.

    34 Do not have the thought that I have come to send peace on the earth; I came not to send peace but a sword.

    35 For I have come to put a man against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law:

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    33 And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple.

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    48 But he in answer said to him who gave the news, Who is my mother and who are my brothers?

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    21 And brother will give up brother to death, and the father his child: and children will go against their fathers and mothers, and put them to death.

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    29 And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God,

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    24 He who has no love for me does not keep my words; and the word which you are hearing is not my word but the Father's who sent me.

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    53 They will be at war, the father against his son, and the son against his father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; mother-in-law against daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.

  • Matt 19:29
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    29 And everyone who has given up houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or child, or land, for my name, will be given a hundred times as much, and have eternal life.

  • Mark 3:33-35
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    33 And he said in answer, Who are my mother and my brothers?

    34 And looking round at those who were seated about him, he said, See, my mother and my brothers!

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  • Matt 16:24-25
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    24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross, and come after me.

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    12 And brother will give up brother to death, and the father his child; and children will go against their fathers and mothers, and put them to death.

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    25 He who is in love with life will have it taken from him; and he who has no care for his life in this world will keep it for ever and ever.

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    4 For God said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death.

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    23 And he said to them all, If any man has a desire to come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross every day, and come after me.

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    23 He who is not with me is against me, and he who will not give me help in getting people together is driving them away.

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    6 For the son puts shame on his father, the daughter goes against her mother and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man's haters are those of his family.

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    24 No man is able to be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other, or he will keep to one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

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    23 He who has hate for me has hate for my Father.

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    13 No man may be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other; or he will keep to the one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

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    23 So that all men may give honour to the Son even as they give honour to the Father. He who gives no honour to the Son gives no honour to the Father who sent him.

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    59 And he said to another, Come after me. But he said, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.

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    10 For Moses said, Give honour to your father and mother, and, He who says evil of father or mother, let him have the punishment of death:

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    24 A disciple is not greater than his master, or a servant than his lord.