Verse 26

If any man come to mee, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters: yea, and his owne life also, he can not be my disciple.

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 10:37 : 37 He that loueth father or mother more then me, is not worthie of me; he that loueth sonne, or daughter more then mee, is not worthie of me.
  • John 12:25 : 25 He that loueth his life, shall lose it, and he that hateth his life in this world, shall keepe it vnto life eternall.
  • Phil 3:8 : 8 Yea, doubtlesse I thinke all thinges but losse for the excellent knowledge sake of Christ Iesus my Lorde, for whome I haue counted all things losse, and doe iudge them to bee dongue, that I might winne Christ,
  • Rev 12:11 : 11 But they ouercame him by that blood of that Lambe, and by that worde of their testimonie, and they loued not their liues vnto the death.
  • Acts 20:24 : 24 But I passe not at all, neither is my life deare vnto my selfe, so that I may fulfill my course with ioye, and the ministration which I haue receiued of the Lorde Iesus, to testifie the Gospell of the grace of God.
  • Ps 73:25-26 : 25 Whom haue I in heauen but thee? and I haue desired none in the earth with thee. 26 My flesh fayleth and mine heart also: but God is the strength of mine heart, and my portion for euer.
  • Deut 33:9 : 9 Who said vnto his father and to his mother, I haue not seene him, neither knewe he his brethren, nor knewe his owne children: for they obserued thy word, and kept thy couenant.
  • Gen 29:30-31 : 30 So entred he in to Rahel also, and loued also Rahel more then Leah, and serued him yet seuen yeeres mo. 31 When the Lord saw that Leah was despised, he made her fruitful: but Rahel was barren.
  • Eccl 2:17-19 : 17 Therefore I hated life: for the worke that is wrought vnder the sunne is grieuous vnto me: for all is vanitie, and vexation of the spirit. 18 I hated also all my labour, wherein I had trauailed vnder the sunne, which I shall leaue to the man that shalbe after me. 19 And who knoweth whether he shalbe wise or foolish? yet shall hee haue rule ouer all my labour, wherein I haue trauailed, and wherein I haue shewed my selfe wise vnder the sunne. This is also vanitie.
  • Mal 1:2-3 : 2 I haue loued you, sayth the Lorde: yet yee say, Wherein hast thou loued vs? Was not Esau Iaakobs brother, saith the Lord? yet I loued Iaakob, 3 And I hated Esau, and made his mountaines wast, & his heritage a wildernes for dragons.
  • Rom 9:13 : 13 As it is written, I haue loued Iacob, and haue hated Esau.