Luke 14:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 14:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 14:26 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 14:26 — KJV
“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.”
— Luke 14:26 (KJV)
Luke 14:26 in Context — About the Book of Luke
Luke, the physician-historian, writes the most carefully researched Gospel — and the most tender. Outsiders take center stage: shepherds, women, Samaritans, tax collectors, the prodigal son. More than any Gospel, Luke shows Jesus praying at every turning point of His life.
Cross-References for Luke 14:26
“And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.”
Shares key themes with Luke 14:26: father, mother, wife
“And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,”
Shares key themes with Luke 14:26: father, mother, wife
“But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.”
Shares key themes with Luke 14:26: come, mother, children
“And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?”
Shares key themes with Luke 14:26: come, father, mother
“Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.”
Shares key themes with Luke 14:26: father, mother, children
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