“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
14:26 If anyone comes to me, and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. — We are very surprised by this teaching that requires one to hate his family, because he He he teaches us (Matt 5:44) that we should love even our enemies. Those who hate their parents in the sense of hating them disobey Eph 6:1-24, “2 Honor your father and your mother”. However, we must honor and obey Christ even when we are in conflict with the same parents. It is necessary to let the Bible itself explain this word. If any mere man were to say that the word hate does not always have the sense of hate, we could not accept his word, but the Bible itself makes us understand that this word can be used to mean love less. The proof of this is seen in Gen 29:1-35, “30 And he also came to Rachel, and loved her also more than Leah 31 And the Lord saw that Leah was despised (hated, NASB). Also seen in Deu 21:1-23, “15 If a man had two wives, one loved and the other hated, and the beloved and the hated had borne children, and the firstborn son was of the hated; 16 On the day that he causes his children to inherit what he has, he may not give the birthright to the son of the beloved in preference to the son of the hated, who is the firstborn.” He did not hate her wife, but, as in the case of Jacob and Leah, he loved her less than the other. See also Evil 1:2-3, “Jacob I loved and Esau I hated”; God did not hate Esau, but gave preference to Jacob. Therefore, to hate the family means to love God more. Matt 10:1-42, “37 Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; whoever loves son or daughter more than me, he is not worthy of me.” Christ does not accept second place in our life. Loyalty to Him must be supreme. The Christian should not show a bad attitude towards parents, but anything, whether in parents or in his own life, that opposes the truth of Christ is to be abhorred. He must not allow a close and loving relationship with loved ones to lead him into communion with evil (JSL). This text teaches that “Christ must be loved supremely, or else he He he is not loved at all” (AB). “When a foreigner wants to become a citizen of another country, he must renounce allegiance to his native land and must swear allegiance to the country he has chosen. This does not mean that he cannot continue to think highly of the nation to which he said goodbye, but it does mean that he must now serve the nation that has welcomed him” (GH).
Source: Commentary on the New Testament by Partain
If anyone comes to me. Deu 13:6-8; Deu 33:9; Salt 73:25, Ps 73:26; Matt 10:37; Phil 3:8.
and does not hate. Gen 29:30, Gen 29:31; Deu 21:15; Job 7:15, Job 7:16; Ecc 2:17-19; bad 1:2, bad 1:3; Joh 12:25; Romans 9:13.
even his life. Ac 20:24; Rev 12:11.
Source: The Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
does not abhor: The essence of discipleship is to put Christ first. “Hating” one’s family and even his life is a rhetorical way of expressing himself. It refers to wanting less things instead of wanting more things. This instruction is especially appropriate during the days of Jesus, when following him would mean rejection by family and persecution to the point of death. Those who feared family disapproval or persecution could not be Jesus’ disciples.
Source: New Illustrated Caribbean Bible Commentary
HE DOESN’T HATE HIS FATHER. The word “hate” in this passage means “love less” (compare this text with Matt 10:37; see also Gen 29:31note, and bad 1:3, note). Jesus demands that loyalty and love to Him be greater than that of any other relationship, even those of one’s own family.
Source: Full Life Study Bible
hates. A similar sentence in Matt 10:37 is the key to understanding this difficult mandate. The “hate” referred to here actually means “less love.” Jesus called his disciples to cultivate such great devotion to him that his attachment to everything else, including their own lives, would resemble hatred in comparison. see Luke 16:13; Gen 29:30-31 for similar uses of expressions alluding to hate and abhor.
Source: MacArthur Study Bible
14:26 If anyone comes to me, and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. – We are very surprised by this teaching that requires one to hate his family, because he He he teaches us (Mat 5:44) that we should love even our enemies. Those who hate their parents in the sense of hating them disobey Eph 6:1-24, “2 Honor your father and your mother.” However, we must honor and obey Christ even when we are in conflict with the same parents.
It is necessary to let the Bible itself explain this word. If any mere man were to say that the word hate does not always have the sense of hate, we could not accept his word, but the Bible itself makes us understand that this word can be used to mean love less. The proof of this is seen in Gen 29:1-35, “30 And he also came to Rachel, and loved her also more than Leah 31 And the Lord saw that Leah was despised (hated, NASB). It is also seen in Deu 21:1-23, “15 If a man had two wives, one loved and the other hated, and the beloved and the hated had borne children, and the firstborn son was of the hated; 16 On the day that he causes his children to inherit what he has, he may not give the birthright to the son of the beloved in preference to the son of the hated, who is the firstborn.” He did not hate her wife, but, as in the case of Jacob and Leah, he loved her less than the other. See also Mal 1:2-3, “Jacob have I loved, and Esau have I hated”; God did not hate Esau, but he gave preference to Jacob.
Therefore, to hate the family means to love God more. Mat 10:1-42, “37 He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.” Christ does not accept second place in our life. Loyalty to Him must be supreme.
The Christian should not show a bad attitude towards parents, but anything, whether in parents or in his own life, that opposes the truth of Christ is to be abhorred. He must not allow a close and loving relationship with loved ones to lead him into communion with evil (JSL).
This text teaches that “Christ must be loved supremely, or else He is not loved at all” (AB).
“When a foreigner wants to become a citizen of another country, he must renounce allegiance to his native land and must swear allegiance to the country he has chosen. This does not mean that he cannot continue to think highly of the nation to which he said goodbye, but it does mean that he must now serve the nation that has welcomed him” (GH).
Source: Reeves-Partain Notes
— leave: Lit. hate. Semitism which means to love less, to give up. This is how the parallel place of Matt 10:37 (See Luke 14:33).
Source: Hispano-American Interdenominational Translation
Luke 9:23 and par.; Luke 18:29 and par.; Joh 12:26.
Source: Hispano-American Interdenominational Translation
GRADES
(1) Or, “life.” See App. 4A.
CROSS-REFERENCES
and 938 Rev 12:11
-939 Deu 33:9; Matt 10:37; Luke 18:29; Joh 12:25
Source: New World Translation
hates. Luke’s language is stronger than Matthew’s in 10:37, emphasizing the radical demand for discipleship. Jesus does not mean that a disciple has to leave home, family, property, or job; but rather that he He he should be the top priority.
Source: The Bible of the Americas
26 super (1) In vs.26-33 the Lord showed the multitudes that went with Him (v.25) the cost of following Him. Receiving salvation means being saved (13:23); to follow the Lord is to enjoy him as the blessing of God’s salvation. This requires one to give up everything, even his own life, and bear his cross (vv.26-27,33).
Source: New Testament Commentary Recovery Version
hates. This expression does not condone malice or ill will toward one’s family, but rather means that affection for the family should take second place to the affection we owe to Christ.
Source: Ryrie Annotated Study Bible
he does not hate… That is, he does not put in second place → Matt 10:37.
Source: Textual Bible IV Edition
T43 The reflexive pronoun ἑαυτοῦ is attributive both times it occurs in this verse (ie, it modifies the nouns πατέρα and ψυχήν): its own.
Source: Grammar Help for the Study of the Greek New Testament
Ie, compared to her love for Him
Source: The Bible of the Americas
Namely, don’t put second.
14.26g Matt 10:37.
Source: The Textual Bible III Edition
Peshitta Bible 2006 Notes:
14.26 Aramaic, healwhich can be translated hate, hate. It refers to giving up living according to the natural sentiments of the flesh and soul. It would be a contradiction to interpret a hatred of the people we should love. The true meaning is “he who does not set aside.” See Exo_20:1-5; Matt 10:37; Joh 15:23-25; Romans 9:13.
Source: Peshitta in Spanish