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;
“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even
Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.
For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.
He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, f
When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,
Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.
So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand b
All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for whi
so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father wh
But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry
But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk w