Luke 14:25-27

Discipleship Tested

25 Now large crowds were going along with Him; and He turned and said to them,

26 "¹If 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.

27 "Whoever does not ²carry his own cross and come after Me cannot * be My disciple.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 10:37
• 2. Matthew 10:38; Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "many"
• [b]. I.e. by comparison of his love for Me