So therefore whoever of you who doesn’t renounce all that he has, he can’t be my disciple.
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So therefore whoever of you who doesn’t renounce all that he has, he can’t be my disciple.
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So lykewyse none of you that forsaketh not all that he hath can be my disciple.
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So likewise, whosoeuer hee be of you, that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
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Passages linked to Luke 14:33 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Philippians 3:7-8 However, I consider those things that were gain to me as a loss for Christ. Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be a loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ
- 1 John 2:15-16 Don’t love the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s.
- Luke 5:28 He left everything, and rose up and followed him.
- Luke 14:26 “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.
- Luke 18:28-30 Peter said, “Look, we have left everything and followed you.” He said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, for God’s Kingdom’s sake, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life.”
- Luke 18:22-23 When Jesus heard these things, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have, and distribute it to the poor. Then you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was very rich.
- Luke 5:11 When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything, and followed him.
- Acts 5:1-5 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira, his wife, sold a possession, and kept back part of the price, his wife also being aware of it, then brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles’ feet. But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the price of the land? While you kept it, didn’t it remain your own? After it was sold, wasn’t it in your power? How is it that you have conceived this thing in your heart? You haven’t lied to men, but to God.” Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and died. Great fear came on all who heard these things.
- Acts 8:19-22 saying, “Give me also this power, that whomever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.” But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money! You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart isn’t right before God. Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.
- 2 Timothy 4:10 for Demas left me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia; and Titus to Dalmatia.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that…
33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
Ver. 33. That forsaketh not] Gr. αποταξαμενος, that bids not farewell to all.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Salt is good,.... See Gill on Mat 5:13, Mar…
Salt is good,.... See Gill on Mat 5:13, Mar 10:50.
Luke 14:35
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain So - Like this man, who, being afraid to…
So - Like this man, who, being afraid to face his enemy, sends to make peace with him, every one who forsaketh not all that he hath -
1. By withdrawing his affections from all the creatures;
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2. By enjoying them only in and for God, only in such a measure and manner as leads to him;
3. By hating them all, in the sense above mentioned, cannot be my disciple - But will surely desist from building that tower, neither can he persevere in fighting the good fight of faith.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 33. Whosoever he be of you] This seems…
Verse 33. Whosoever he be of you] This seems to be addressed particularly to those who were then, and who were to be, preachers of his Gospel; and who were to travel over all countries, publishing salvation to a lost world.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 33. Of you—Who are in great danger of supposing…
33. Of you—Who are in great danger of supposing that to be my pursuer is to be my follower.
Forsaketh not all—Here is the true third way. Neither make a false start nor a hopeless stand still, but give up at once all for Christ, and act by the gracious ability that he will confer.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 33. forsaketh not all that he hath] i.e. every…
33. forsaketh not all that he hath] i.e. every affection, gift or possession that interferes with true discipleship. We must be ready ‘to count all things but loss for Christ,’ Php_3:7-8.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (33) Whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not…
(33) Whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not . . .—Better, that renounceth not. This, then, was the immediate lesson which the company of eager disciples had to learn: to say good-bye to their “all,” whatever that might be. Fishing-nets and hired servants, or great possessions, or ease and safety, or besetting sins, or fancied righteousness—all had to be renounced. The word for “forsake” is that which was afterwards used in the baptismal formula, “I renounce the devil and all his works,” and the same as that which is translated “bidding farewell” in Luk_9:61, Act_18:18.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh…
So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. "We must live in this world as though the soul was already in heaven and the body mouldering in the grave" (St. Francis de Sales). There was much unreasoning, possibly not a little sentimental enthusiasm, among the people who crowded round Jesus in these last months of his work. The stern, uncompromising picture of what ought to be the life of his real followers was painted especially with a view of getting rid of these useless, purposeless enthusiasts. The way of the cross, which he was about to tread, was no pathway for such light-hearted triflers.
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain He cannot be My disciple
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He cannot be My disciple
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Christ requires supreme regard
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THE POSSESSIONS WHICH JESUS CHRIST REQUIRES US TO FORSAKE IN ORDER TO OUR BECOMING HIS DISCIPLES. In our text Jesus Christ authoritatively asserts the absolute right and the first claim to all that we have and to all that we are. Ourselves and our possessions are to be His. We are to consider ourselves not as proprietors, but only as stewards.
1. Christ requires us to forsake the world and the things of the world.
2. Christ requires us to exercise self-denial, and to bear the cross daily.
3. Jesus Christ requires us to forsake our own relatives, whenever they would hinder us from following Him.
4. Jesus Christ requires you to forsake even life itself rather than renounce Him and His cause.
II. THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF OUR BEING HIS DISCIPLES IF WE REFUSE TO COMPLY WITH HIS REQUIREMENT. He cannot be My disciple. The solemn and authoritative manner in which this decision is pronounced ought very deeply to affect our hearts. Christ, you perceive, does not say that such a man is an inconsistent disciple, or an ungrateful disciple, or a half-hearted disciple; but He says that he is not a disciple at all; nay, says He, he cannot be My disciple. He may profess to be a disciple, and he may be acknowledged as a disciple by others, but he is not one: and though men and angels should declare, Behold a disciple indeed! Christ would reply, I know him not! And this decision, be it remembered, my brethren, is not mine, but Christs.
III. THE MEANS AND THE MOTIVES WHICH JESUS CHRIST AFFORDS TO INDUCE AND TO ENABLE US TO COMPLY WITH HIS REQUIREMENT. And here I intend to show that we ought to forsake all for Christ, because it is the most reasonable and advantageous duty that we can discharge.
1. We should forsake all that we have for Christ, because He commands us to do so.
2. We should forsake all that we have for Christ, because He hath loved us and given Himself for us.
3. We should forsake all that we have for Christ, because He has promised to enable us to do so if we ask Him.
4. We should forsake all for Christ, because He can give us infinitely more than we can relinquish for His sake. (J. Alexander.)
An Indians all
An Indian, on being asked how it was that he came into the kingdom of Christ so easily, at once replied, We are commanded to forsake all. The white man have to give up his house; but I have no house. The white man have to give up his riches; but I have no riches. The white man have to give up his farm; but I have no farm. Indian have nothing to give up but his blanket, and I throw off my blanket very easily.
Yielding all to Christ
In America a farmer felt convinced that he was not living to Christ as he ought, with that warm-hearted earnestness which characterises those who are born again. He was a large farmer, and had a great number of stacks in his yard. He went into the centre one day, and threw himself on his face, and said he would have it out with God. He prayed to Jesus Christ, and found forgiveness through His righteousness. He got up to tell his wife and children. It was Pentecost-like. Peter said, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. The farmer believed it, and went home, but he had not reached the fence ere he was arrested by a voice which said there was something more. He stopped, and cried out, O Lord, what more? is there anything more, and I will give it Thee? He went back to the spot where he was bound to Christ, and reiterated again, What more, O Lord; is there any more I can do? And something told him that he had not given up the stackyard to the Lord. He burst out, Lord, I yield; take the stack-yard--take the horses--take the farm! He returned to his wife and children. But there was something else; he had a large balance at the bank. He had been a prosperous man, and was counting on the better time when he could hold a palatial residence for himself and family. That money was not given to the Lord; but he cried out, Take it, Lord; I give it all up. And instead of building a residence he built a chapel, and supported the ministers of God, and went to the camp meeting, and gave his stack-yard, farm-houses, his wife and children, into the hand of the Lord. He used the money in the bank judiciously, and it is a pleasure to him to lend waggons to his poorer neighbours, and plough their fields. (Handbook to Scripture Doctrines.)
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