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

Not

Revelation 3:4

General references

Matthew 4:20

Matthew 25:42

John 14:15

Bible References

That loveth father

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."

If any one cometh to me, and hateth not his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

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

So when they had breakfasted, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him, Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him, Feed my lambs.

For the love of Christ constraineth us, because we thus judged, that if one died for all, then all died;

But whatever things were gain to me, those for the sake of Christ I have counted but loss.

Not

Then saith he to his servants, The feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

but they who have been accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage;

But watch at all times, and pray that ye may be able to escape all the things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

an indication of the righteous judgment of God, by which ye will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye are also suffering;

But thou hast a few names in Sardes which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white, for they are worthy.

General references

And they immediately left their nets, and followed him.

For I was hungry, and ye gave me no food; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink;

If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments;