Matthew 10:37

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

That loveth father

Philippians 3:7

Not

Revelation 3:4

General references

Bible References

That loveth father

And Jesus said to him, Thou shall love Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind.

who said of his father, and of his mother, I have not seen him, neither did he acknowledge his brothers, nor knew he his own sons, for they have observed thy word, and keep thy covenant.

If any man comes to me, and does not regard as inferior his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and besides his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

so that all would honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. The man not honoring the Son, does not honor the Father who sent him.

So when they ate breakfast, Jesus says to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonah, do thou love me more than these things? He says to him, Yea, Lord. Thou know that I love thee. He says to him, Feed my lambs.

For the love of Christ holds us together, having judge this, that if one died for all, then all died.

But whatever was gain to me, these things I regarded loss because of the Christ.

Not

Then he says to his bondmen, The wedding is indeed ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage.

Watch ye therefore, making supplication at all times, so that ye may be considered worthy to escape all these things going to happen, and to stand before the Son of man.

being evidence of the righteous judgment of God, for you to be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which also ye suffer.

But thou have a few names in Sardis who did not defile their garments. And they will walk with me in white, because they are worthy.

General references

And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. And he split the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went to the place of which God had told him.

And straightaway having left the nets, they followed him.

For I was hungry, and ye did not give me to eat, I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink,

If ye love me, keep my commandments.