Parallel Verses

Godbey New Testament

He that loveth father and 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 American Standard Bible

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.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

The person who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; the person who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

International Standard Version

"The one who loves his father or mother more than me isn't worthy of me, and the one who loves a son or daughter more than me isn't worthy of me.

A Conservative Version

He who loves father or mother above me is not worthy of me, and he who loves son or daughter above me is not worthy of me.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

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.

An Understandable Version

The person who loves his father and mother more than me does not deserve me [i.e., to be my disciple]. And the person who loves his son or daughter more than me does not deserve me [i.e., to be my disciple].

Anderson New Testament

He that loves father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me: and he that loves son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me:

Bible in Basic English

He who has more love for his father or mother than for me is not good enough for me; he who has more love for son or daughter than for me is not good enough for me.

Common New Testament

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;

Daniel Mace New Testament

he that loveth father or mother more than me, is unworthy of me: he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is unworthy of me.

Darby Translation

He who loves father or mother above me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter above me is not worthy of me.

Goodspeed New Testament

No one who loves father or mother more than he loves me is worthy of me, and no one who loves son or daughter more than he loves me is worthy of me,

John Wesley New Testament

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;

Julia Smith Translation

He loving father or mother above me, is not worthy of me; and he loving son or daughter above me, is not worthy of me.

King James 2000

He that loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and the one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

Modern King James verseion

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.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He that loveth his father or mother more than me, is not meet for me: and he that loveth his son or daughter more than me, is not meet for me.

Moffatt New Testament

He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me:

Montgomery New Testament

"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;

NET Bible

"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 Heart English Bible

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.

Noyes New Testament

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;

Sawyer New Testament

He that loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

The Emphasized Bible

He that loveth father or mother above me, is not, worthy, of me, - and, he that loveth son or daughter above me, is not, worthy, of me;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

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.

Twentieth Century New Testament

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.

Webster

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.

Weymouth New Testament

Any one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and any one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

Williams New Testament

Anybody who loves father or mother more than he loves me is not worthy of me,

World English Bible

He 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.

Worrell New Testament

"He that loves father or mother more than Me, is not worthy of Me; and he that loves son or daughter more than Me, is not worthy of Me.

Worsley New Testament

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:

Youngs Literal Translation

'He who is loving father or mother above me, is not worthy of me, and he who is loving son or daughter above me, is not worthy of me,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
φιλέω 
Phileo 
Usage: 13

πατήρ 
Pater 
Usage: 180

or
ἤ 

ἤ 
or, than, either, or else, nor, not tr,
or, than, either, or else, nor, not tr,
Usage: 199
Usage: 199

μήτηρ 
meter 
Usage: 55

ὑπέρ 
Huper 
ὑπέρ 
Huper 
Usage: 138
Usage: 138

me
ἐμέ 
Eme 
ἐμέ 
Eme 
me, I, my, myself
me, I, my, myself
Usage: 26
Usage: 26

is
ἐστί 
Esti 
ἐστί 
Esti 
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
Usage: 585
Usage: 585

not
οὐ 
Ou 
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032
Usage: 1032

ἄξιος 
Axios 
ἄξιος 
Axios 
Usage: 28
Usage: 28

of me
μοῦ 
Mou 
my, me, mine, I, mine own
Usage: 313

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

φιλέω 
Phileo 
Usage: 13

son
υἱός 
Huios 
Usage: 213

θυγάτηρ 
Thugater 
Usage: 19

Context Readings

Acknowledging Christ

36 and the enemies of a man will be the inmates of his own house. 37  He that loveth father and mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 Whosoever does not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.



Cross References

Luke 14:26

If any one comes to me, and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and even yet his own soul, he is not able to be my disciple.

Matthew 22:37

And He said to him; Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Luke 20:35

but those counted worthy to attain that age and the resurrection, which is from the dead,

John 5:23

in order that all may honor the Son, as they may honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father who sent Him.

John 21:15-17

Then when they took breakfast, Jesus says to Simon Peter; Simon, the son of Jonah, dost thou love me with divine love more than these? He says to Him, Yes, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee as a friend. He says to him; Feed my lambs.

2 Corinthians 5:14-15

For the love of Christ constrains us; having judged this, that one died for all; then were all dead;

Philippians 3:7-9

Those things which were gained to me, these I counted loss for the sake of Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:5-7

the manifestation of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you indeed suffer:

Revelation 3:4

But you have a few names in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: because they are worthy.

Matthew 22:8

Then he says to his servants, The wedding is ready, but those having been invited were not worthy.

Luke 21:36

Therefore watch, praying all the time, that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things which are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

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