Luke 18:29
Then Jesus said to them,“I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of God’s kingdom
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- Matt 19:28-30 : 28 Jesus said to them,“I tell you the truth: In the age when all things are renewed, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 And whoever has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life. 30 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.
- Mark 10:29-31 : 29 Jesus said,“I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of the gospel 30 who will not receive in this age a hundred times as much– homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, fields, all with persecutions– and in the age to come, eternal life. 31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”
- Luke 14:26-28 : 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. 27 Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn’t sit down first and compute the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?
- Deut 33:9 : 9 He said to his father and mother,“I have not seen him,” and he did not acknowledge his own brothers or know his own children, for they kept your word, and guarded your covenant.
- Matt 10:37-39 : 37 “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life because of me will find it.
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- Mark 10:28-303 verses93%
28Peter began to speak to him,“Look, we have left everything to follow you!”
29Jesus said,“I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of the gospel
30who will not receive in this age a hundred times as much– homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, fields, all with persecutions– and in the age to come, eternal life.
- Matt 19:29-302 verses85%
29And whoever has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.
30But many who are first will be last, and the last first.
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28And Peter said,“Look, we have left everything we own to follow you!
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30who will not receive many times more in this age– and in the age to come, eternal life.”
- Luke 14:25-273 verses76%
25Counting the Cost Now large crowds were accompanying Jesus, and turning to them he said,
26“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
27Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
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33In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his own possessions.
- Luke 9:59-624 verses76%
59Jesus said to another,“Follow me.” But he replied,“Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
60But Jesus said to him,“Let the dead bury their own dead, but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
61Yet another said,“I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to my family.”
62Jesus said to him,“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
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27Then Peter said to him,“Look, we have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?”
- Matt 10:37-382 verses74%
37“Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
38And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
- Matt 19:10-112 verses73%
10The disciples said to him,“If this is the case of a husband with a wife, it is better not to marry!”
11He said to them,“Not everyone can accept this statement, except those to whom it has been given.
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37He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.
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5and said,‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
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7For this reason a man will leave his father and mother,
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20Another said,‘I just got married, and I cannot come.’
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29Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died without children.
- Luke 20:34-352 verses70%
34So Jesus said to them,“The people of this age marry and are given in marriage.
35But those who are regarded as worthy to share in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.
- Luke 9:23-253 verses70%
23A Call to Discipleship Then he said to them all,“If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.
24For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will save it.
25For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself?
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11So when they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him.
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28And he got up and followed him, leaving everything behind.
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25Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children he left his wife to his brother.
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35For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me and because of the gospel will save it.
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33Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
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22But when the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he was very rich.
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24Then Jesus said to his disciples,“If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
25For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will find it.
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18and the one in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.
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4Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave the area.
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51Now when he came to the house, Jesus did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, and James, and the child’s father and mother.
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16The one in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.
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31On that day, anyone who is on the roof, with his goods in the house, must not come down to take them away, and likewise the person in the field must not turn back.
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22They immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.
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11The Parable of the Compassionate Father Then Jesus said,“A man had two sons.
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57Challenging Professed Followers As they were walking along the road, someone said to him,“I will follow you wherever you go.”
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22When Jesus heard this, he said to him,“One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
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25Because he was not able to repay it, the lord ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, children, and whatever he possessed, and repayment to be made.
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29And I say this, brothers and sisters: The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none,
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18“Everyone who divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.