• Luke 14:26
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 26 Εἴ If τις anyone ἔρχεται is coming πρός toward με me καὶ and οὐ not μισεῖ hates τὸν the πατέρα father ἑαυτοῦ of himself καὶ and τὴν the μητέρα mother καὶ and τὴν the γυναῖκα woman καὶ and τὰ the τέκνα children καὶ and τοὺς the ἀδελφοὺς brothers καὶ and τὰς the ἀδελφάς, sisters, ἔτι yet τε and καὶ also τὴν the ψυχὴν soul ἑαυτοῦ, of himself, οὐ not δύναται he is able εἶναί to be μου of me μαθητής. disciple.

  • Luke 14:26
    American Standard Version

    • 26 If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

  • Luke 14:26
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 26 If anyone cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, further also even his own life he cannot be my disciple.

  • Luke 14:26
    King James Version

    • 26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

  • Luke Study Notes—Chapter 14
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 14:26

      hate: In the Bible, the term “hate” has several shades of meaning. It may denote a feeling of hostility that is motivated by malice, prompting someone to harm others. Or it may refer to an intense feeling of dislike for or strong aversion to someone or something, thus causing a person to avoid having anything to do with that person or thing. Or the term may simply mean to love to a lesser degree. For example, when Jacob is said to have “hated” Leah and loved Rachel, the meaning is that he loved Leah less than he loved Rachel (Ge 29:31, ftn.; De 21:15, ftn.), and the term is used in this sense in other ancient Jewish literature. Therefore, Jesus did not mean that his followers were to feel hostility or loathing toward their families and toward themselves, as this would contradict the rest of the Scriptures. (Compare Mr 12:29-31; Eph 5:28, 29, 33.) In this context, the term “hate” could be rendered “love to a lesser degree.”

      life: Or “soul.” The meaning of the Greek word psy·kheʹ, traditionally rendered “soul,” has to be determined by the context. Here it refers to a person’s life. Thus, Jesus’ words mean that a true disciple must love Jesus more than he loves his own life, even being willing to lose his life if necessary.​—See Glossary, “Soul.”