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Matthew 10:37

WEB

37He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me isn’t worthy of me.

KJV

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.

BSB

37Anyone [+] who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;

FBV

37[+] If you love your father or mother more than me you don't deserve to be mine, and if you love your son or daughter more than me you don't deserve to be mine.

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Extra References

Luke 14:26

26If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregard[+] his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cant be my disciple.


Matthew 22:37

37Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’


Philippians 3:7-9

7However, I consider those things that were gain to me as a loss for Christ. 8Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be a loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ 9and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith,


2 Corinthians 5:14-15

14For the love of Christ compels us; because we judge thus: that one died for all, therefore all died. 15He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who for their sakes died and rose again.


Deuteronomy 33:9

9He said of his father, and of his mother, ‘I have not seen him.’ He didn’t acknowledge his brothers, nor did he know his own children; for they have observed your word, and keep your covenant.


John 21:15-17

15So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.” He said to him, Feed my lambs.”

16He said to him again a second time, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.”

17He said to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonah, do you have affection for me?” Peter was grieved because he asked him the third time, Do you have affection for me?” He said to him, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I have affection for you.” Jesus said to him, Feed my sheep.


Luke 21:36

36Therefore be watchful all the time, praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”


Matthew 22:8

8Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren’t worthy.


2 Thessalonians 1:5-7

5This is an obvious sign of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that you may be counted worthy of God’s Kingdom, for which you also suffer. 6For it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you, 7and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,


John 5:23

23that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who doesn’t honor the Son doesn’t honor the Father who sent him.