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36     and one’s enemies will be those of his household.’

The Conditions of Discipleship. 37 (A)“Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; 38 and whoever does not take up his cross[a] and follow after me is not worthy of me.

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  1. 10:38 The first mention of the cross in Matthew, explicitly that of the disciple, but implicitly that of Jesus (and follow after me). Crucifixion was a form of capital punishment used by the Romans for offenders who were not Roman citizens.

36     a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’[a](A)

37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.(B) 38 Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.(C)

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  1. Matthew 10:36 Micah 7:6