Matthew 10:37
He who has more love for his father or mother than for me is not good enough for me; he who has more love for son or daughter than for me is not good enough for me.
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Matthew 10:37
He who has more love for his father or mother than for me is not good enough for me; he who has more love for son or daughter than for me is not good enough for me.
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Matthew 10:38
And he who does not take his cross and come after me is not good enough for me.
Matthew 10:39
He who has the desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, and he who gives up his life because of me will have it given back to him.
Matthew 16:25
Because whoever has a desire to keep his life safe will have it taken from him; but whoever gives up his life because of me, will have it given back to him.
Matthew 16:26
For what profit has a man, if he gets all the world with the loss of his life? or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
Mark 10:21
And Jesus, looking on him and loving him, said, There is one thing needed: go, get money for your goods, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come with me.
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Luke 14:25
Now a great number of people went with him.
Luke 14:26
And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.
Luke 14:27
Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple.
Luke 14:28
For which of you, desiring to put up a tower, does not first give much thought to the price, if he will have enough to make it complete?
Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross, and come after me.
Matthew 6:24
No man is able to be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other, or he will keep to one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.
Genesis 12:1
Now the Lord said to Abram, Go out from your country and from your family and from your father's house, into the land to which I will be your guide:
Psalms 45:10
O daughter, give thought and attention, and let your ear be open; no longer keep in mind your people, and your father's house;
John 12:25
He who is in love with life will have it taken from him; and he who has no care for his life in this world will keep it for ever and ever.
Proverbs 13:24
He who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.
Luke 14:33
And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple.
Hebrews 11:8
By faith Abraham did as God said when he was ordered to go out into a place which was to be given to him as a heritage, and went out without knowledge of where he was going.
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Deuteronomy 33:9
Who said of his father, Who is he? and of his mother, I have not seen her; he kept himself separate from his brothers and had no knowledge of his children: for they have given ear to your word and kept your agreement.
Deuteronomy 33:10
They will be the teachers of your decisions to Jacob and of your law to Israel: the burning of perfumes before you will be their right, and the ordering of burned offerings on your altar.
2 Corinthians 5:16
For this reason, from this time forward we have knowledge of no man after the flesh: even if we have had knowledge of Christ after the flesh, we have no longer any such knowledge.
Matthew 8:21
And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.
Matthew 8:22
But Jesus said to him, Come after me; and let the dead take care of their dead.
1 Kings 19:20
And letting the oxen be where they were, he came running after Elijah, and said, Only let me give a kiss to my father and mother, and then I will come after you. But he said to him, Go back again; for what have I done to you?
1 Kings 19:21
And he went back, and took the oxen and put them to death, and cooking their flesh with the yokes of the oxen, he gave the people a feast. Then he got up and went after Elijah and became his servant.
Matthew 4:22
And they went straight from the boat and their father and came after him.
Mark 1:20
And he said, Come after me: and they went away from their father Zebedee, who was in the boat with the servants, and came after him.
1 Samuel 2:29
Why then are you looking with envy on my offerings of meat and of meal which were ordered by my word, honouring your sons before me, and making yourselves fat with all the best of the offerings of Israel, my people?
Matthew 4:20
And straight away they let go the nets and went after him.
Matthew 22:16
And they sent to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we see that you are true, and that you are teaching the true way of God, and have no fear of anyone, because you have no respect for a man's position.
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Matthew 10:34
Do not have the thought that I have come to send peace on the earth; I came not to send peace but a sword.
Matthew 10:35
For I have come to put a man against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law:
Matthew 10:36
And a man will be hated by those of his house.
Matthew 10:16
See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.
Matthew 11:16
But what comparison may I make of this generation? It is like children seated in the market-places, crying out to one another,
Matthew 9:35
And Jesus went about all the towns and small places, teaching in their Synagogues and preaching the good news of the kingdom and making well all sorts of disease and pain.
Luke 12:49
I came to send a fire on the earth, and it may even now have been lighted.
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Matthew 19:27
Then Peter said to him, See, we have given up everything and have come after you; what then will we have?
Matthew 19:28
And Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you that in the time when all things are made new, and the Son of man is seated in his glory, you who have come after me will be seated on twelve seats, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Matthew 19:29
And everyone who has given up houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or child, or land, for my name, will be given a hundred times as much, and have eternal life.
Philippians 3:8
Yes truly, and I am ready to give up all things for the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, which is more than all: for whom I have undergone the loss of all things, and to me they are less than nothing, so that I may have Christ as my reward,
Philippians 3:9
And be seen in him, not having my righteousness which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
Mark 10:28
Peter said to him, See, we have given up everything, and come after you.
Mark 10:29
Jesus said, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or land, because of me and the good news,
Mark 10:30
Who will not get a hundred times as much now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and land--though with great troubles; and, in the world to come, eternal life.
Mark 10:31
But a great number who are first will be last: and those who are last will be first.
Matthew 6:33
But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.
Proverbs 3:9
Give honour to the Lord with your wealth, and with the first-fruits of all your increase:
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever comes to your hand to do with all your power, do it because there is no work, or thought, or knowledge, or wisdom in the place of the dead to which you are going.
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Deuteronomy 13:6
If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife of your heart, or the friend who is as dear to you as your life, working on you secretly says to you, Let us go and give worship to other gods, strange to you and to your fathers;
Deuteronomy 13:7
Gods of the peoples round about you, near or far, from one end of the earth to the other;
Deuteronomy 13:8
Do not be guided by him or give attention to him; have no pity on him or mercy, and give him no cover;
Deuteronomy 13:9
But put him to death without question; let your hand be the first stretched out against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.
Deuteronomy 13:10
Let him be stoned with stones till he is dead; because it was his purpose to make you false to the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.
Deuteronomy 13:11
And all Israel, hearing of it, will be full of fear, and no one will again do such evil as this among you.
Zechariah 13:3
And if anyone goes on acting as a prophet, then his father and his mother who gave him life will say to him, You may not go on living, for you are saying what is false in the name of the Lord; and his father and his mother will put a sword through him when he does so.
1 Samuel 15:22
And Samuel said, Has the Lord as much delight in offerings and burned offerings as in the doing of his orders? Truly, to do his pleasure is better than to make offerings, and to give ear to him than the fat of sheep.
1 Kings 15:13
And he would not let Maacah his mother be queen, because she had made a disgusting image for Asherah; and Asa had the image cut down and burned by the stream Kidron.
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2 Corinthians 5:14
For it is the love of Christ which is moving us; because we are of the opinion that if one was put to death for all, then all have undergone death;
2 Corinthians 5:15
And that he underwent death for all, so that the living might no longer be living to themselves, but to him who underwent death for them and came back from the dead.
John 21:15
Then when they had taken food, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, is your love for me greater than the love of these others? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you are certain of my love for you. He said to him, Then give my lambs food.
John 21:16
Again, a second time, he said to him, Simon, son of John, have you any love for me? Yes, Lord, he said, you are certain of my love for you. Then take care of my sheep, said Jesus.
John 21:17
He said to him a third time, Simon, son of John, am I dear to you? Now Peter was troubled in his heart because he put the question a third time, Am I dear to you? And he said to him, Lord, you have knowledge of all things; you see that you are dear to me. Jesus said to him, Then give my sheep food.
Proverbs 23:26
My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes take delight in my ways.
John 14:21
He who has my laws and keeps them, he it is who has love for me: and he who has love for me will be loved by my Father, and I will have love for him and will let myself be seen clearly by him.
Deuteronomy 6:5
And the Lord your God is to be loved with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Isaiah 26:9
In the night the desire of my soul has been for you; early will my spirit be searching for you; for when your punishments come on the earth, the people of the world will get the knowledge of righteousness.
Luke 7:47
And so I say to you, She will have forgiveness for her sins which are great in number, because of her great love: but he who has small need of forgiveness gives little love.
John 14:15
If you have love for me, you will keep my laws.
John 14:23
Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.
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1 Corinthians 16:22
If any man has not love for the Lord, let him be cursed. Maran atha (our Lord comes).
Ephesians 6:24
Grace be with all those who have true love for our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:8
To whom your love is given, though you have not seen him; and the faith which you have in him, though you do not see him now, gives you joy greater than words and full of glory:
Acts 4:19
But Peter and John in answer said to them, It is for you to say if it is right in the eyes of God to give attention to you more than to God:
1 John 4:19
We have the power of loving, because he first had love for us.
Psalms 73:25
Whom have I in heaven but you? and having you I have no desire for anything on earth.
Song of Solomon 1:7
Say, O love of my soul, where you give food to your flock, and where you make them take their rest in the heat of the day; why have I to be as one wandering by the flocks of your friends?
Song of Solomon 5:16
His mouth is most sweet; yes, he is all beautiful. This is my loved one, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
Galatians 5:6
Because in Christ Jesus, having circumcision or not having circumcision are equally of no profit; but only faith working through love.
1 Peter 2:7
And the value is for you who have faith; but it is said for those without faith, The very stone which the builders put on one side, was made the chief stone of the building;
1 John 5:3
For loving God is keeping his laws: and his laws are not hard.
Revelation 3:19
To all those who are dear to me, I give sharp words and punishment: then with all your heart have sorrow for your evil ways.
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Matthew 12:48
But he in answer said to him who gave the news, Who is my mother and who are my brothers?
Matthew 12:49
And he put out his hand to his disciples and said, See, my mother and my brothers!
Matthew 12:50
For whoever does the pleasure of my Father in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
John 2:4
Jesus said to her, Woman, this is not your business; my time is still to come.
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Philippians 3:7
But those things which were profit to me, I gave up for Christ.
Luke 18:28
And Peter said, See, we have given up what is ours to come after you.
Luke 18:29
And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God,
Luke 18:30
Who will not get much more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life.
1 Kings 17:13
And Elijah said to her, Have no fear; go and do as you have said, but first make me a little cake of it and come and give it to me, and then make something for yourself and your son.
Psalms 119:60
I was quick to do your orders, and let no time be wasted.
Galatians 1:16
To give the revelation of his Son in me, so that I might give the news of him to the Gentiles; then I did not take the opinion of flesh and blood,
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Genesis 29:31
Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.
Deuteronomy 21:15
If a man has two wives, one greatly loved and the other hated, and the two of them have had children by him; and if the first son is the child of the hated wife:
Malachi 1:3
And Esau was hated, and I sent destruction on his mountains, and gave his heritage to the beasts of the waste land.
Romans 9:13
Even as it is said, I had love for Jacob, but for Esau I had hate.
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Exodus 32:27
And he said to them, This is the word of the Lord, the God of Israel: Let every man take his sword at his side, and go from one end of the tents to the other, putting to death his brother and his friend and his neighbour.
Exodus 32:28
And the sons of Levi did as Moses said; and about three thousand of the people were put to death that day.
Exodus 32:29
And Moses said, You have made yourselves priests to the Lord this day; for every one of you has made the offering of his son and his brother; the blessing of the Lord is on you this day.
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Matthew 22:8
Then he said to his servants, The feast is ready but the guests were not good enough.
Luke 20:35
But those to whom is given the reward of the world to come, and to come back from the dead, have no wives, and are not married;
Revelation 3:4
But you have some names in Sardis who have kept clean their robes; and as a reward they will go in white with me.
Matthew 10:11
And into whatever town or small place you go, make search there for someone who is respected, and make his house your resting-place till you go away.
Matthew 10:13
And if the house is good enough, let your peace come on it: but if not, let your peace come back to you.
Luke 21:36
But keep watch at all times with prayer, that you may be strong enough to come through all these things and take your place before the Son of man.
Acts 13:46
Then Paul and Barnabas without fear said, It was necessary for the word of God to be given to you first; but because you will have nothing to do with it, and have no desire for eternal life, it will now be offered to the Gentiles.
2 Thessalonians 1:5
Which is a clear sign of the decision which God in his righteousness has made; to give you a part in his kingdom, for which you have undergone this pain;
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Matthew 24:9
Then they will be cruel to you, and will put you to death: and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.
Matthew 24:10
And numbers of people will be turned from the right way, and will give one another up and have hate for one another.
Matthew 24:11
And a number of false prophets will come, causing error.
Matthew 24:12
And because wrongdoing will be increased, the love of most people will become cold.
Matthew 24:13
But he who goes through to the end will get salvation.
1 Corinthians 11:19
For divisions are necessary among you, in order that those who have God's approval may be clearly seen among you.
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Luke 7:43
Simon, in answer, said, It seems he whose debt was greater. And he said, Your decision is right.
John 8:42
Jesus said to them, If God was your Father you would have love for me, because it was from God I came and am here. I did not come of myself, but he sent me.
John 16:27
For the Father himself gives his love to you, because you have given your love to me and have had faith that I came from God.
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