Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Bible References

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Deuteronomy 13:6
Suppose 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 33:9
He 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.
Psalm 73:25
Whom 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 3:8
More 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,

Yea

Acts 20:24
But 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 12:11
But 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.

General references

Genesis 22:3
Early in the morning Abraham got up and saddled his donkey. He took two of his young servants with him, along with his son Isaac. When he had cut the wood for the burnt offering, he started out for the place God had spoken to him about.
Numbers 10:30
But Hobab said to him, "I will not go, but I will go instead to my own land and to my kindred."
Proverbs 13:24
The one who spares his rod hates his child, but the one who loves his child is diligent in disciplining him.
Matthew 4:22
They immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.
Luke 14:20
Another said, 'I just got married, and I cannot come.'
Philippians 3:7
But these assets I have come to regard as liabilities because of Christ.

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