26If 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.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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.
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 25-35)See how Christ in his doctrine suited himself to those to whom he spoke, and gave every one his portion of meat . To Pharisees he preached humility and charity. He is in these verses directing his discourse to the multitudes that crowded after him, and seemed zealous in following him; and his exhortation to them is to understand the terms of discipleship, before they undertook the profession of it…
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