Luke 14:24-26

Living Bible

²⁴ For none of those I invited first will get even the smallest taste of what I had prepared for them.’”

²⁵ Great crowds were following him. He turned around and addressed them as follows: ²⁶ “Anyone who wants to be my follower must love me far more than he does^[a] his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, or sisters—yes, more than his own life—otherwise he cannot be my disciple.