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Luke 14:26

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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.
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  1. Matthew 10:37Rank 1 from verse 26
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    37He 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.

  2. John 12:25Rank 2 from verse 26
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    25He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

  3. Philippians 3:8Rank 3 from verse 26
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    8Yea 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,

  4. Acts 20:24Rank 4 from verse 26
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    24But 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.

  5. Psalms 73:25–26Rank 5 from verse 26
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    25Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.

    26My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

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Luke 14:26

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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hate

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To feel strong dislike, aversion, or enmity toward; in comparisons, to love less.

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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mother

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Sense 1: A female parent. Sense 2: Figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

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brethren

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1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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yea

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1. Indeed, marking confirmation, emphasis, addition, continuation, or heightening of what is said; it may also emphasize a question. 2. Yes, expressing an affirmative answer or declaration.

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25¶ And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,

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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27And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

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