Matthew 10:37
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 10:37 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 10:37 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "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..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 10:37 — KJV
“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.”
— Matthew 10:37 (KJV)
Matthew 10:37 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 10:37
“And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 10:37: father, more, than
“But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,”
Shares key themes with Matthew 10:37: father, mother, son
“If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;”
Shares key themes with Matthew 10:37: father, mother, son
“Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well. pleaseth...: Heb. is right in mine eyes”
Shares key themes with Matthew 10:37: father, mother, son
“And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him. a nourisher of: Heb. to nourish thine...: Heb. thy gray hairs”
Shares key themes with Matthew 10:37: loveth, than, son
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