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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. |
Bible Question: Please explain: Luke 14: vs 26 |
Bible Answer: Hello Dottie, First, as always, be careful not to pull this verse out of the text into which it has been divinely placed, and Second, be careful not to single the word 'hate' out of the verse. This word takes on a much different meaning in our culture than it did during biblical times. Simply put, to 'hate' means to love one thing less than the other In the 14th chapter of Luke, Jesus is teaching about discipleship by using two similitudes. One is showing that we must count the cost of following Him, and the other, that we must acknowledge the hardships that will surely come our way. The Pharisees would have expected Him to say, "If any man come to me, and be my disciple, he shall have wealth and honour in abundance. It is I alone who can make him a great man.’’ But He actually tells them quite the contrary. Our Lord teaches them that they must be willing to give up the things they liked the most, and must come to him without any of their creature-comforts, and do so willingly, so as to separate from them rather than from Christ. Scofield reference notes puts it like this: "All terms which define the emotions or affections are comparative. Natural affection is to be, as compared with the believer's devotedness to Christ, as if it were hate. See Mt 12:47-50 where Christ illustrates this principle in His own person. But in the Lord the natural affections are sanctified and lifted to the level of the divine love (cf) Jn 19:26,27 Eph 5:25-28." As disciples of Christ, some but not all were crucified. Yet we all must pick up our cross, and know that this is our duty. That we must not only consider it, but also to expect it. I hope this helps. I know it may seem a bit sketchy, but it is hard to explain. If you need anything further, well you know where we are. keliy |
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