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Berean Standard Bible

““If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.”

Luke 14:26

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Large crowds travel with Jesus, and he turns to them to explain what following him truly costs. He uses startling language to force listeners to count the cost.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.

World English Bible (WEB)

“If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'If any one does come unto me, and does not hate his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and yet even his own life, he is not able to be my disciple;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Si alguno viene á mí, y no aborrece á su padre, y madre, y mujer, é hijos, y hermanos, y hermanas, y aun también su vida, no puede ser mi discípulo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

«El que quiera seguirme tiene que amarme más que a su padre, a su madre, a su esposa y a sus hijos, a sus hermanos y a sus hermanas, e incluso más que a su propia vida. De lo contrario, no podrá ser mi discípulo.

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