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NASB | Luke 14:26 "If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 14:26 "If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life [in the sense of indifference to or relative disregard for them in comparison with his attitude toward God]--he cannot be My disciple. |
Subject: Explain the relationship between things |
Bible Note: Hello Makarios: That is getting to the point. But would't that be a tough one for a new Christian? What if we asked him to read the Gospel of John? He might just observe in that one how Jesus related to his natural family, and how they became a part of his spiritual family. Happily, people can be related both ways. If that does not work out, we might be in a better position to understand the alternative. |