Luke 14:26

“If any man come to me, etc.] Not in a corporeal, but in a spiritual way; nor barely to hear him preach; but so come, as that he believes in him, applies to him for grace, pardon, righteousness, life, and salvation; professes to be his, submits to his ordinances, and desires to be a disciple of his; 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: not that proper hatred of any, or all of these, is enjoined by Christ; for this would be contrary to the laws of God, to the first principles of nature, to all humanity, to the light of nature, to reason and divine revelation: but that these are not to be…”

“If any man, &c.--(See on Mat 10:34-36, and Mar 8:34-35).”

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“If any man come to me, and hate not his father - Comparatively to Christ: yea, so as actually to renounce his field, oxen, wife, all things, and act as if he hated them, when they stand in competition with him. Mat 10:37. Luke 14:28”

“14:26 you must, by comparison, hate everyone else: Following Jesus requires complete dedication. The phrase by comparison does not appear in the Greek, but it accurately represents Jesus’ meaning. Love for family and one’s own life must not compete with devotion to Christ.”

“any: Deu 13:6-8, Deu 33:9; Psa 73:25, Psa 73:26; Mat 10:37; Phi 3:8 hate: Gen 29:30, Gen 29:31; Deu 21:15; Job 7:15, Job 7:16; Ecc 2:17-19; Mal 1:2, Mal 1:3; Joh 12:25; Rom 9:13 yea: Act 20:24; Rev 12:11 Luke 14:27”