New English Translation
Luke 14:26
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.
Luke 14:26 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)“If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.
Context of Luke 14:26
24For I tell you, not one of those individuals who were invited will taste my banquet!’” 25Now large crowds were accompanying Jesus, and turning to them he said, “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. 28For 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?
Read all of Luke 14Luke 14:26 word by word
εἴ τις ἔρχεται πρός με καὶ οὐ μισεῖ τὸν πατέρα ἑαυτοῦ καὶ τὴν μητέρα καὶ τὴν γυναῖκα καὶ τὰ τέκνα καὶ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς καὶ τὰς ἀδελφάς, ἔτι τε καὶ τὴν ψυχὴν ἑαυτοῦ, οὐ δύναται εἶναί μου μαθητής.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Ifεἰei · ifG1487
- anyτιςtis · oneG5100
- comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- hateμισέωmiseō · to hateG3404
- notοὐou · noG3756
- hisἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
- fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
- motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
- wifeγυνήgunē · woman: wifeG1135
- childrenτέκνονteknon · childG5043
- brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
- sistersἀδελφήadelphē · sisterG79
- yeaἔτιeti · stillG2089
- andδέde · thenG1161
- lifeψυχήpsuchē · soul: lifeG5590
- he cannotδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
- beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- discipleμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
Cross-references for Luke 14:26
- Deuteronomy 13:6Suppose your own full brother, your son, your daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend should seduce you secretly and encourage you to go and serve other gods that neither you nor your ancestors have previously known,
- Deuteronomy 33:9He 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.
- Psalms 73:25Whom do I have in heaven but you? I desire no one but you on earth.
- Matthew 10:37“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.
- Philippians 3:8More than that, I now regard all things as liabilities compared to the far greater value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things – indeed, I regard them as dung! – that I may gain Christ,
- Genesis 29:30Jacob had marital relations with Rachel as well. He loved Rachel more than Leah, so he worked for Laban for seven more years.
- Deuteronomy 21:15Suppose a man has two wives, one whom he loves more than the other, and they both bear him sons, with the firstborn being the child of the less loved wife.
- Job 7:15so that I would prefer strangling, and death more than life.
- Ecclesiastes 2:17So I loathed life because what happens on earth seems awful to me; for all the benefits of wisdom are futile – like chasing the wind.
- Malachi 1:2“I have shown love to you,” says the Lord, but you say, “How have you shown love to us?” “Esau was Jacob’s brother,” the Lord explains, “yet I chose Jacob
- John 12:25The one who loves his life destroys it, and the one who hates his life in this world guards it for eternal life.
- Romans 9:13just as it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
- Acts 20:24But I do not consider my life worth anything to myself, so that I may finish my task and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God’s grace.
- Revelation 12:11But they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.
Commentaries on Luke 14:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26And hate not - Matthew, Matthew 10:37, expresses the true meaning of this word, when he says, He who loveth his father and mother More than me. In Matthew 6:24, he uses the word hate in the same sense. When we read, Romans 9:13, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated, the meaning is simply, I have loved Jacob - the Israelites, more than Esau - the Edomites; and that this is no arbitrary interpretation of the word hate, but one agreeable to the Hebrew…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25-27Verses 25-27 See notes on Matthew 10:37-38.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-35Verses 25-35 Though the disciples of Christ are not all crucified, yet they all bear their cross, and must bear it in the way of duty. Jesus bids them count upon it, and then consider of it. Our Saviour explains this by two similitudes; the former showing that we must consider the expenses of our religion; the latter, that we must consider the perils of it. Sit down and count the cost; consider it will cost the mortifying of sin, even the most beloved…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26If anyone comes to Me and does not hate … even his own life: Following Jesus requires complete dedication. For the Christian, love for family and one's own life must not compete with devotion to Christ.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-2726-27. If any man, &c.--(See on Mt 10:34-36, and Mr 8:34, 35).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 14
- 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
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- 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
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