"[ Jesus said : ] Â “ If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother , his wife and children , his brothers and sisters Â– yes , even his own life Â– he can not be my disciple.Â ” ( Luke 14:26 )"
"And for the other quote in Luke , in other translations , it says despise . Despise : To regard as unworthy of one 's interest or concern . And that has to be what Jesus meant because John 13:34 says , `` A new command I give you : Love one another . As I have loved you , so you must love one another. `` In other words , you have to love God more than you love your family . Here 's how the message translation puts it ( correctly ) : Luke 14:26 `` Anyone who comes to me but refuses to let go of father , mother , spouse , children , brothers , sisters - yes , even one 's own self ! - ca n't be my disciple. `` Mark 12:28 , `` One of the teachers of the Law came and heard them debating . Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer , he asked Him , 'Of all the commandments , which is the most important ? ' 'The most important one , ' answered Jesus , 'is this : hear , oh , Israel , the Lord our God , the Lord is One . Love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength . The second is this : love your neighbor as yourself . There is no commandment greater than these . ' ''"
"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother , his wife and children , his brothers and sisters Â– yes , even his own life Â– he can not be my"
"To regard as unworthy of one 's interest or concern . And that has to be what Jesus meant"