Matthew 10:37
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 in other translations
| BSB | Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me; |
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| WEB | He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me isn’t worthy of me. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | ‘He who is loving father or mother above me, is not worthy of me, and he who is loving son or daughter above me, is not worthy of me, |
| DARBY | He who loves father or mother above me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter above me is not worthy of me. |
| BBE | 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. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Matthew 10:37 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
Is not worthy of me. Is not fit to be regarded as a follower of me; or is not a Christian.
(z) "He that loveth" Lk 14:26
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 10:16-42
Our Lord warned his disciples to prepare for persecution. They were to avoid all things which gave advantage to their enemies, all meddling with worldly or political concerns, all appearance of evil or selfishness, and all underhand measures. Christ foretold troubles, not only that the troubles might not be a surprise, but that they might confirm their faith. He tells them what they should suffer, and from whom…
Matthew 10:37 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Matthew 10:37
- Luke 14:26
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.
- Matthew 22:37
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
- Philippians 3:7-9
But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 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, And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
- 2 Corinthians 5:14-15
For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
- Deuteronomy 33:9
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.
- John 21:15-17
So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
- Luke 21:36
Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
- Matthew 22:8
Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:5-7
Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer: Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
- John 5:23
That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
- Luke 20:35
But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:
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Context
- Matthew 10:36
And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.
- Matthew 10:37
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 10:38
And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
Matthew 10:37 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El que ama padre ó madre más que á mí, no es digno de mí; y el que ama hijo ó hija más que á mí, no es digno de mí. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Celui qui aime père ou mère plus que moi, n’est pas digne de moi; et celui qui aime fils ou fille plus que moi, n’est pas digne de moi; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wer Vater oder Mutter mehr liebt als mich, ist meiner nicht würdig; und wer Sohn oder Tochter mehr liebt als mich, ist meiner nicht würdig; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Qui amat patrem aut matrem plus quam me, non est me dignus: et qui amat filium aut filiam super me, non est me dignus. |