Matthew 10:37 He that loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. There are three sources from which love, considered as a sentiment, originates in the heart: — 1. The love of sympathy. 2. The love of gratitude. 3. The love of moral esteem.In all these respects Christ is entitled to supreme affection. Is love valued in proportion as it is disinterested? Compared with Christ's love man's is selfishness. Or does the greatness of sacrifice testify to the greatness of love? On this ground Christ claims our supreme love, as no human being has sacrificed so much for us as He, no earthly benefactor so great as He. (H. White, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. |
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