...26.) " If any one come to me, and doth not hate his father and mother, his wife, his children, his brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple." CLXXXVI. The love which man owes to God, is a love worthy of that Supreme Being ; and, by a necessary...

...said, " If any one come unto me, and hate not his father and his mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple."§ Some of these cases are so mentioned as to indicate that the persons became his disciples, notwithstanding...

...He that cometh after me, and hateth not his father and mother, his wife and children, his brethren and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple." Hate is the opposite of love, and the apostle John says that " God is love;" and by a parity of reasoning...

...down by Jesus. Once, when the eagerness to join him was more than usually strong, he said, "If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife...is certainly the original word. The Hebrew idiom is characterised both by poverty in its vocabulary and by great poetic force, and Jesus intentionally...

...down by Jesus. Once, when the eagerness to join him was more than usually strong, he said, "If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife...is certainly the original word. The Hebrew idiom is characterised both by poverty in its vocabulary and by great poetic force, and Jesus intentionally...

...more necessary than ever. It is very important to bear in mind that these sayings do not stand alone, but are simply special applications of a general rule...original word. The Hebrew idiom is characterized both by poverty in its vocabulary and by great poetic force, and Jesus intentionally chose the strongest possible...

...the flesh. They left all. If any one comes to me and does not hate • his father and mother, wife, children, brothers and sisters and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. —Luke, xiv. 26. Let him deny himself.— Mark, viii. 34. They will pass this night without closing...

...Luke 14:26-27 the Lord spoke of hate. The Lord said that if anyone comes to Him and fails to hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be His disciple. These two passages linked together prove that it makes no difference whether you love...

...ties, or at the very least to subordinate those ties to their loyalty and love for Jesus.* 6 "Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes and even life itself, cannot be my disciple." 47 The Gospel of Matthew 19:10-12 attributes to Jesus...

...absolutely must be the first priority; no human tie or obligation can be counted before it. "Whoever conies to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple" (Lk 14:26). "Moreover, everyone who has given up...