Luke 14:26 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 14:26

“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (397)

For if for thy sake the Lord renounces His own mother, saying, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? (Matt. 12:48, Mark 3:33.) why dost thou deserve to be preferred to thy Lord? But the Lord will have us neither be ignorant of nature, nor be her slaves, but so to submit to nature, that we reverence the Author of nature, and depart not from God out of love to our parents.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Mention is not made here of houses and lands; philosophy will teach a man to look upon these with contempt; but Christianity carries it higher. [1.] Every good man loves his relations; and yet, if he be a disciple of Christ, he must comparatively hate them, must love them less than Christ, as Leah is said to be hated when Rachel was better loved.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And hate not - Matthew, Mat 10:37, expresses the true meaning of this word, when he says, He who loveth his father and mother More than me. In Mat 6:24, he uses the word hate in the same sense.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

We learn, firstly, from this passage — that true Christians must be ready, if need be, to give up everything for Christ's sake. This is a lesson which is taught in very remarkable language. Our Lord says, "If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters — yes, even his own life — he cannot be My disciple!" This expression must doubtless be interpreted with some qualification . We must never explain any text of Scripture in such a manner as to make it contradict another.

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Original language & word study

37 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
εἴ	ei	If	G1487 →
τις	tis	anyone	G5100 →
ἔρχεται	erchetai	comes	G2064 →
πρός	pros	to	G4314 →
με	me	Me	G3165 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
μισεῖ	misei	he hates	G3404 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
πατέρα	patera	father	G3962 →
ἑαυτοῦ	he'autou	of himself	G1438 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
μητέρα	mētera	mother	G3384 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
γυναῖκα	gunaika	wife	G1135 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
τέκνα	tekna	children	G5043 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
ἀδελφοὺς	adelphous	brothers	G80 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τὰς	tas	the	G3588 →
ἀδελφάς,	adelphas	sisters	G79 →
ἔτι	eti	yes	G2089 →
τε	te	and	G5037 →
καὶ	kai	even	G2532 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
ψυχὴν	psuchēn	life	G5590 →
ἑαυτοῦ,	he'autou	his own	G1438 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
δύναται	dunatai	he is able	G1410 →
εἶναί	einai	to be	G1511 →
μου	mou	My	G3165 →
μαθητής.	mathētēs	disciple.	G3101 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Philippians 3:8
More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may…
leads to
- Jeremiah 9:23–24
  This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
- Romans 8:18
  I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.
Through
Acts 20:24
But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good…
leads to
- 2 Timothy 4:6–8
  For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.
- 2 Corinthians 12:10
  That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
- 2 Corinthians 4:1
  Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58
  Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
- Acts 21:13
  Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
Through
John 12:25
Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
leads to
- Matthew 10:39
  Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke