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Selected Verse: Matthew 10:37 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mt 10:37 |
Strong Concordance |
He that loveth [5368] father [3962] or [2228] mother [3384] more than [5228] me [1691] is [2076] not [3756] worthy [514] of me [3450]: and [2532] he that loveth [5368] son [5207] or [2228] daughter [2364] more than [5228] me [1691] is [2076] not [3756] worthy [514] of me [3450]. |
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King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| 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--(Compare Deu 33:9). As the preference of the one would, in the case supposed, necessitate the abandonment of the other, our Lord here, with a sublime, yet awful self-respect, asserts His own claims to supreme affection. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
He that loveth father or mother ... - The meaning of this is clear. Christ must be loved supremely, or he is not loved at all. If we are not willing to give up all earthly possessions, and forsake all earthly friends, and if we do not obey him rather than all others, we have no true attachment to him.
Is not worthy of me - Is not appropriate to be regarded as a follower of me, or is not a Christian. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| He that loveth father or mother more than me - He that is not ready to give up all these, when they stand in competition with his duty. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| He that loveth father or mother more than me - He whom we love the most is he whom we study most to please, and whose will and interests we prefer in all cases. If, in order to please a father or mother who are opposed to vital godliness, we abandon God's ordinances and followers, we are unworthy of any thing but hell. |
9 Who said [0559] unto his father [01] and to his mother [0517], I have not seen [07200] him; neither did he acknowledge [05234] his brethren [0251], nor knew [03045] his own children [01121]: for they have observed [08104] thy word [0565], and kept [05341] thy covenant [01285].