The Cost of Discipleship - Now large crowds were traveling with him, and he turned and said to them, “Whoever comes to me and does not hate father.

Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple.

The Cost of Discipleship - Now great multitudes accompanied him; and he turned and said to them, “If any one comes to me and does not hate his own.

Jesus is talking to the large crowds who were drawn to him; here as elsewhere he warns against an attraction that is too impulsive and emotional.

1On one occasion when Jesus was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the sabbath, they were watching him closely.

Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife...

This passage speaks to the importance of loyalty and allegiance to Jesus over all other competing loyalties, including family, self-interest, and possessions.

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"The Christian is the salt of the earth; the savour is the spirit of self-sacrifice; if it is wanting his life is worthless." Contemporary Commentary, Studies, ...

Jesus' radical teaching continues in Luke 14:25-33. His selection criteria for increasing the pool of disciples are stringent.