Matthew 10:37

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;

Cross References (12)

  • Luke 14:26 (55)

    “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even

  • Matthew 22:37 (22)

    Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

  • Philippians 3:7–9 (19)

    But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.

  • 2 Corinthians 5:14–15 (12)

    For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.

  • Deuteronomy 33:9 (9)

    He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, f

  • John 21:15–17 (7)

    When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,

  • Matthew 22:8 (5)

    Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.

  • Luke 21:36 (5)

    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

  • 2 Thessalonians 1:5–7 (4)

    All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for whi

  • John 5:23 (3)

    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

  • Luke 20:35 (1)

    But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry

  • Revelation 3:4 (-2)

    But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk w