Matthew 10:37

Matthew 10:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)“Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

Context of Matthew 10:37

35I came to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36A person’s enemies will be the members of his own family. “The person who loves his father or mother more than me does not deserve to be my disciple. The person who loves a son or daughter more than me does not deserve to be my disciple. 38Whoever doesn’t take up his cross and follow me doesn’t deserve to be my disciple. 39The person who tries to preserve his life will lose it, but the person who loses his life for me will preserve it.

Matthew 10:37 word by word

Ὁ φιλῶν πατέρα ἢ μητέρα ὑπὲρ ἐμὲ οὐκ ἔστιν μου ἄξιος, καὶ ὁ φιλῶν υἱὸν ἢ θυγατέρα ὑπὲρ ἐμὲ οὐκ ἔστιν μου ἄξιος·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• He that lovethφιλέωphileō · to loveG5368
• fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• orἤē · orG2228
• motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• more thanὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• notοὐou · noG3756
• worthyἄξιοςaxios · worthyG514
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• daughterθυγάτηρthugatēr · daughterG2364

Cross-references for Matthew 10:37

• Matthew 22:37Jesus answered him, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
• Deuteronomy 33:9They said that they didn’t know their father and mother. They didn’t recognize their own brothers. They didn’t acknowledge their own children. But they obeyed your word and were faithful to the terms of your promise.
• Luke 14:26“If people come to me and are not ready to abandon their fathers, mothers, wives, children, brothers, and sisters, as well as their own lives, they cannot be my disciples.
• John 5:23so that everyone will honor the Son as they honor the Father. Whoever doesn’t honor the Son doesn’t honor the Father who sent him.
• John 21:15After they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than the other disciples do?” Peter answered him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus told him, “Feed my lambs.”
• 2 Corinthians 5:14Clearly, Christ’s love guides us. We are convinced of the fact that one man has died for all people. Therefore, all people have died.
• Philippians 3:7These things that I once considered valuable, I now consider worthless for Christ.
• Matthew 22:8“Then the king said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited don’t deserve the honor.
• Luke 20:35But people who are considered worthy to come back to life and live in the next world will neither marry
• Luke 21:36Be alert at all times. Pray so that you have the power to escape everything that is about to happen and to stand in front of the Son of Man.”
• 2 Thessalonians 1:5Your suffering proves that God’s judgment is right and that you are considered worthy of his kingdom.
• Revelation 3:4But you have a few people in Sardis who have kept their clothes clean. They will walk with me in white clothes because they deserve it.

Commentaries on Matthew 10:37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37He that loveth father or mother more than me - He whom we love the most is he whom we study most to please, and whose will and interests we prefer in all cases. If, in order to please a father or mother who are opposed to vital godliness, we abandon God's ordinances and followers, we are unworthy of any thing but hell.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 37He that loveth father or mother … - The meaning of this is clear. Christ must be loved supremely, or he is not loved at all. If we are not willing to give up all earthly possessions, and forsake all earthly friends, and if we do not obey him rather than all others, we have no true attachment to him. Is not worthy of me - Is not appropriate to be regarded as a follower of me, or is not a Christian.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-42Verses 16-42 Our Lord warned his disciples to prepare for persecution. They were to avoid all things which gave advantage to their enemies, all meddling with worldly or political concerns, all appearance of evil or selfishness, and all underhand measures. Christ foretold troubles, not only that the troubles might not be a surprise, but that they might confirm their faith. He tells them what they should suffer, and from whom. Thus Christ has dealt fairly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 37-39The cross was a tool used by the Romans for torture and execution (Matthew 27:27–55). To take up your cross and follow Jesus means loving him more than anything else. It also means being ready to obey him, no matter the physical or social consequences.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3737. 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--(Compare De 33:9). As the preference of the one would, in the case supposed, necessitate the abandonment of the other, our Lord here, with a sublime, yet awful self-respect, asserts His own claims to supreme affection.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 10:37

• Affections
• Commandments
• Discipleship
• Love
• Minister, Christian
• Mother
• Parents
• Self-Denial
• Stoicism

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Commentaries on Matthew 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings