Luke 14:33

Modern

In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.

Traditional

So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

Literal

So therefore, every one of you who does not take leave of all that he himself possesses is not able to be My disciple.

Latin

Sic ergo omnis ex vobis, qui non renuntiat omnibus quæ possidet, non potest meus esse discipulus.

Greek

English

In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.

large crowds were traveling with Jesus: Jesus was very popular, but he was about to teach that the cost of following him was also very high.

Theme notes and profiles

Philippians 3:7–8
But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.
1 John 2:15–16
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Luke 5:28
…and Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.
Luke 14:26
“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.
Luke 18:28–30
“Look,” said Peter, “we have left all we had to follow You.”
Luke 18:22–23
On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
Luke 5:11
And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.
Acts 5:1–5
Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.
Acts 8:19–22
“Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
2 Timothy 4:10
…because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.