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26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate[a] his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life,[b] he cannot be my disciple.

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  1. Luke 14:26 tn This figurative use operates on a relative scale. God is to be loved more than family or self.
  2. Luke 14:26 tn Grk “his own soul,” but ψυχή (psuchē) is frequently used of one’s physical life. It clearly has that meaning in this context.

26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.(A)

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